Maria BC – Devil’s Rain

Late last year, we premiered the first single from Maria BC’s upcoming EP, Devil’s Rain. Today, they release the title track that sounds like a lost Cocteau Twins demo. Have a listen here.

“When I was little, I would spend summer months with my grandparents in northern Ohio. My grandmother would sit with me on the porch during rainstorms and read me chapter books. While we sat on the porch swing one day, the sun came out while the rain kept pouring, and she taught me the term “devil’s rain.” I think it’s a Southern expression (my grandmother grew up in Kentucky). I love the phrase, how sinister it is, and the event itself — sunshine and rain, co-occurring opposites — puts you in a spiritual mood, all wonder and melancholy.”

Maria BC

Lockdown has been a time of great intimacy for people across the globe, interrogating thoughts previously buried under busy schedules, bustling commutes and never-ending to-do lists. The debut EP from Brooklyn-based artist Maria BC leans heavily into this sense of closeness and emotional vulnerability.

The Devil’s Rain EP is concerned both with nostalgia and carving a better path forwards. From religion to childhood memories and giving advice to a depressed version of yourself, it’s a debut statement that tackles the big questions with openness and grace. Created in a period of what they call “extraordinary urgency,” Maria says they became “obsessed” with the project. “Nothing about it is comforting. Music just seems necessary for whatever reason,” they say.

Devil’s Rain is out on February 5th, 2021 on Fear of Missing Out Records. Pre-order it here.