The Maravines
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, folk rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Mint 400 Records |
| Members | Chris Lee Evan Pope |
The Maravines are an American rock band from New Jersey.
History[edit]
The Maravines are a folk rock duo from Union City, New Jersey, that formed in 2010.[1] They released Pearl independently in 2011. They are recognized for their lo-fi production, sullen harmonies, and reserved instrumental accompaniments, and draw comparison to the music of indie rock bands like the Shins and the Decemberists.[2][3] Performing at the Stone Pony and many popular venues in New Brunswick, New Jersey let them develop a place in "the local [New Jersey] music scene."[4][5]
Mint 400 Records[edit]
In 2013, they joined Mint 400 Records and released the ten-track album The Maravines.[6][7][8] Distelfink was released in 2014, and the album charted on US college radio nationwide, spending several weeks in the "Top Songs And Albums Of The Week" at Gettysburg College's radio station WZBT, which is located nearby the Distelfink drive-in that appears on the cover.[9][10][11][3][2][12][13][14]
In 2016, the Maravines released the eight-track album Sloan.[15] They performed at the 2016 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival.[16] In 2017, the Maravines self-released Dotty which features "slide guitar and lilting vocal melod[ies]."[17] In 2018, they released the ten-track album Belmar.
The Maravines appear on several Mint 400 Records compilation albums such as Transformed: A Tribute to Lou Reed ,[18] 1967 where they perform a "true-to-form rootsy" arrangement of the Byrds "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," and give "All Apologies" by Nirvana "the psychedelic treatment" on Mint 400 Records Presents Nirvana In Utero.[19][20] They also appear on the Fairmont album 8½, sharing vocals with Neil Sabatino for the song "Gone."[21]
Members[edit]
- Chris Lee – vocals, guitar, bass and percussion
- Evan Pope – drums, guitar, vocals and bass
Discography[edit]
- Albums
- Pearl (2011)
- The Maravines (2013)
- Distelfink (2014)
- Bruce (2015)
- Sloan (2016)
- Dotty (2017)
- Belmar (2018)
- Covers (2019)
- Compilations
- Acoustic Showcase (2015)
- Appearing on
- Patchwork (2014)
- Rock the Lup: Volume V (2014)
- Transformed: A Tribute to Lou Reed (2014)
- 8½ (2015)
- 1967 (2015)
- Mint 400 Records Presents In a Mellow Tone (2015)
- The 3rd Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge (2016)
- Mint 400 Records Presents Nirvana In Utero (2017)
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ Eversole 2014.
- ^ a b Rotolo 2015.
- ^ a b Aboushaca 2015.
- ^ Sentinel Staff 2012.
- ^ ONE Staff 2016.
- ^ Makin 2016.
- ^ Cross 2014.
- ^ Wawrzyniak 2014.
- ^ Testa 2017.
- ^ The Gettysburgian Staff 2015a.
- ^ The Gettysburgian Staff 2015b.
- ^ Music Staff 2015.
- ^ Landon 2016.
- ^ Silverman 2014.
- ^ Pirate! Staff 2016.
- ^ Mehalick 2016.
- ^ Erickson 2017.
- ^ Testa 2014.
- ^ Moore 2015.
- ^ Appio 2017.
- ^ Carradini 2015.
- Bibliography
- Aboushaca, Jamila (January 23, 2015), "Album Review: The Maravines "Distelfink"", Audiofemme, archived from the original on December 6, 2018
- Appio, Jim (January 30, 2017), "New, Notable Noms From Mint 400 Records, Davey Jones, And Waiting On Mongo", CoolDad Music, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Carradini, Stephen (February 27, 2015), "Fairmont's Tweaks To Their Indie-rock Sound Pay Off", Independent Clauses, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Cross, Alan (February 28, 2014), "Songs You Must Hear", A Journal Of Musical Things, archived from the original on November 6, 2014
- Erickson, Brian (October 30, 2017), "A Handful Of Sad Songs", You Don't Know Jersey, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Eversole, Joe (February 24, 2014), "The Maravines (Album Review)", The Fire Note, archived from the original on March 21, 2014
- The Gettysburgian Staff (January 29, 2015a), "WZBT's Top Songs And Albums Of The Week", The Gettysburgian, vol. CXVI, no. 2, p. 3, retrieved December 6, 2018
- The Gettysburgian Staff (February 26, 2015b), "WZBT Top Songs And Albums", The Gettysburgian, vol. CXVI, no. 4, p. 3, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Landon, Zoe (January 30, 2016), "The Maravines Distelfink", RCRDList, archived from the original on January 30, 2016
- Makin, Bob (September 7, 2016), "Mint 400, Sniffling Indie Kids Present Rock Fest", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Mehalick, Mike (September 12, 2016), "Live Review: The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved February 6, 2019
- Moore, Shannon (April 3, 2015), "Mint 400 Records Presents 1967", The Pop Break, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Music Staff (January 27, 2015), "Adds For January 27", WPTS, archived from the original on January 30, 2015
- ONE Staff (May 9, 2016), "ONE At Rutgers Hosts Second Annual Global Goals Awareness Concert", ONE Campaign, retrieved December 7, 2018
- Pirate! Staff (April 6, 2016), "The Maravines Sloan", Pirate!, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Sentinel Staff (June 7, 2012), "Shore Bets" (PDF), Sentinel, Greater Media, p. 33, retrieved December 7, 2018
- Silverman, Hope (December 24, 2014), "Maravines – Sweet Sixteen", Don't Need No Melody, archived from the original on December 23, 2014
- Testa, Jim (2014), "Transformed: A Tribute To Lou Reed (Mint 400 Records)", Jersey Beat, Not a Mongo, archived from the original on October 17, 2014
- Testa, Jim (October 25, 2017), "A Night At The Pet Shop: Bands, Beer, Wine And An Exciting New Venue For N.J.", The Jersey Journal, retrieved December 6, 2018
- Rotolo, Chris (January 26, 2015), "Stream The Maravines – Distelfink", Speak Into My Good Eye, archived from the original on January 26, 2015
- Wawrzyniak, Joe (2014), "The World According To Wawrzyniak", Jersey Beat, archived from the original on September 4, 2014
External links[edit]
- The Maravines discography at Discogs
- The Maravines on Bandcamp