The track "Obsessions" drifts along like a daydream about daydreaming but deals with allowing yourself to let go of a caretaker instinct. DeHart shares:
"Quarantine served as a crucial time in my journey of letting go of things outside of my control and instead focusing on myself”
This pandemic will inform art for years to come. Maybe it will allow us to let go of things that holding onto comes at a great cost. Life, after all, is a short journey.
-Robb Donker Curtius
Though she usually performs, writes, and collaborates with a full band (consisting of Yaoxochitl Vilorio and Elliot Aspen-Dae), Maria DeHart’s latest EP is largely a solo effort – one necessitated by COVID-induced quarantine. Cheekily titled Quarantunes, DeHart grapples with the feeling of being walled-in as she’s forced to sort through her baggage, zeroing in on self-damaging tendencies in a quiet but willful self-inventory.
Zeroing in yet further, new single, Obsessions, deals with letting go of a caretaker instinct. DeHart’s time at home confronted her with the realization that worrying about other people's actions could not lead to any fulfillment. “Quarantine served as a crucial time in my journey of letting go of things outside of my control and instead focusing on myself,” she says.
An up-and-comer in the Portland music scene, DeHart’s live music accolades include opening slots for well known artists MAITA, Squirrel Flower, 36?, and more. Sonically, her music is broad in scope and steep in character; comfortably crafted bedroom-pop that exists in liminal spaces like sun-dusted apartments, small bedrooms, and anywhere but outdoors.
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Maria DeHart, Shoegaze / Dream Pop, Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Pandemic, solo work, self reflection, "Obsessions"
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