History
The band is named after its lead singer María Zardoya, who was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Atlanta. She and her partner Josh Conway, the drummer met at a show at the Kibitz Room, a bar and music venue inside Canter's Deli in Los Angeles. [3] She was performing on the bill and he was managing the sound, something he had never done before. They began writing almost immediately after meeting, and then began dating. [4] Soon they recruited close friends to join as band members: Edward James on keyboards, and guitarist Jesse Perlman. [5]
They were offered an opportunity to create songs for television, which helped them understand the visual and sonic feel they wanted. [3] When the plans did not materialize, they made an EP, entitled Superclean Vol. I. from the recordings. [2] Vol. I was released in 2017 and its counterpart Vol. II came out in 2018. [6]
In 2018, they collaborated with Triathalon on the song "Drip", released as a single. In 2020–2021, the Marías signed to Atlantic Records. In September 2021, their single "Hush" topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart, becoming their first chart-topping single. [7] In 2022, the band went on tour in promotion of Cinema and opened for Halsey on her Love and Power Tour.
In 2022, they collaborated with Bad Bunny on the song "Otro Atardecer" from his album Un Verano Sin Ti . In 2023, they collaborated with Cuco on the song "Si Me Voy", which was released as a single, and also with Tainy and Young Miko on the song "Mañana" from Tainy's album Data.
Later in 2023, they collaborated with Eyedress on the songs "Separate Ways" and "A Room Up in the Sky". In February 2024, the Marías released a trailer for their second album Submarine . In March 2024, they released their first single from the album called "Run Your Mouth", as well as announcing that Submarine would release on May 31, 2024. [8] In April 2024, they released the second single from Submarine, "Lejos de Ti" [9] and later unveiling their tracklist for Submarine. On May 3, 2024, they released two singles simultaneously: "No One Noticed" and "If Only". On April 4, 2025, they released the non-album single "Back to Me".
Influences
Zardoya said that her influences include Selena, the late Tejano singer amongst Norah Jones, Sade, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Carla Morrison, Julieta Venegas, Erykah Badu, and filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Conway is influenced by Tame Impala, Radiohead, D'Angelo, and the Strokes. [10] [11]
Zardoya said that although Conway was not familiar with the Latin American market, the band was nevertheless open to experimenting with new styles eventually leading to releasing several Spanish-language tracks in their albums. [3]
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