Maria BC has signed to Sacred Bones and will release their sophomore album, Spike Field, on October 20 via the label. “I had a very strong tendency to want to destroy any previous version of me,” they explain. “I wanted to erase the memories of anyone who knew me more than a year ago. It’s the effect of shame.”
You can listen to the album’s gorgeous, angelic two opening songs — “Amber” and “Watcher” — now. “‘Amber,” the lyrics are about reaching out to receive connection,” Maria says, while noting “Watcher” is “about anticipating that gesture and preemptively reaching down in recognition, like, ‘I see you’re in pain, I’m here for you. I’m sorry it’s taken so long.’ But unlike in ‘Amber,’ that moment of connection never comes. You can’t wish someone’s pain away. You can bear witness to them, but validation can’t undo the past. You have to hold it together, and hold them. It’s difficult. Sometimes you run out of words, like in this song, which opens with this grandiose angelic choir and then just kind of…trails off.”
Listen to both songs below.
Maria BC will tour the UK and Europe this fall, and all dates are below.
Spike Field:
1. Amber
2. Watcher
3. [ A backlit door ]
4. Haruspex
5. Return to sender
6. Tire iron
7. Daydrinker
8. Tied
9. Still
10. Lacuna
11. Mercury
12. Spike field
Maria BC – 2023 Tour Dates
10/25 – Lisbon, Portugal @ ZDB
10/26 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
10/27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling
10/28 – London, UK @ MIRRORS Festival
10/29 – Bristol, UK @ Crofters Right
10/30 – Glasgow, UK @ Glad Cafe
10/31 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
11/01 – Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
11/02 – Brighton, UK @ Mutations Festival
11/03 – London, UK @ Rough Trade West (in-store)
