Ohio-born, Oakland, CA-based artist Maria BC (they\/them) has slowly opened up their process over the years, moving from the one-room recording process of 2021 EP Devil\u2019s Rain\u2014careful not to disturb their roommates or neighbors\u2014to the untreated apartment wanderings of Hyaline (2022, Father\/Daughter) to the home of a family friend featuring an out-of-tune baby Steinway piano where they recorded their Sacred Bones debut, Spike Field.<\/p>\n
Hyaline, was a 2022 ambient-folk highlight. It found the singer-songwriter crafting haunting tracks that played like they were beamed from the heart of some mystical, cobwebbed attic. Spike Field pushed their gauzy formula into increasingly manicured terrain, capturing the sound of a young artist who has quickly honed a singular voice. Strings, plucked guitar and buzzing swells accompany their classically-trained mezzo-soprano voice soaking their arrangements in a denser and more kaleidoscopic way than any of their previous work. Maria BC describes it as \u201cfilling out the sonic space,\u201d as Spike Field builds on the intimacy of Hyaline through liberating instrumental embellishments.
\nIn 2026 we will see the return of Maria BC with their third studio album, and sophomore Sacred Bones release, Marathon. Born from a sense of urgency, masochistic determination and endurance, Marathon reflects what it means to keep going whether you\u2019re resisting or just surviving, you\u2019re in it for the long haul. On this record, Maria BC delves into themes of resistance, environmental ruin, personal disruptions and destruction, all entwined in musical grit and drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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