maria rabbit and the whimsy and upside down magic of "witch tree"

 

"christmas spirit in the cake, a feeling that we can't bake..."

Maria Rabbit is a bit of a mystery, a musical entity that might or might not be a band or any number of people. It really doesn't matter. What matters is that the track "witch tree" is oddly captivating. A lo-fi psychedelic dreamy bedroom pop affair that on one hand has lo-fi elements (like a maybe over-modulated lead vocal) but is so elegantly drawn. At the core is a simple ukulele progression with an a vocal aesthetic balanced between intimate harsh tones crooning truly interesting sideways lyrics. That is wonderful enough but the magic happens when orchestral shapes flow in (in a big gorgeous way) and bits of odd ambient sounds and ethereal other vocals rise up as drums fall in so perfectly. Speaking of the drums, it is as if the spirit of Ringo Starr himself was conjured up, the drums serve the song so well. Beautiful, eerie and oddly so, so perfect. 

Who are you Maria Rabbit? Whoever he, she or they are, he, she or they shared this:

"I am from Japan and I hope you like this very much ! I wrote this song with my cousin Zach in Boston ! I hope you like this and I hope you are doing really good ! From Maria"

Again, who are you Maria Rabbit? Hope to hear more and chat with you all. 

-Robb Donker Curtius

Maria Rabbit · witch tree

THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

https://soundcloud.com/mariarabbit/witch-tree

https://open.spotify.com/track/5jBair6Nwu9oKmygUwZSSb

Dreamy bedroom pop with psychedelic and magic from Japan (and Boston)

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