Maŕa is currently drawing attention to is the release of her new single ‘Desperate Love’ cut out now in collaboration with the San Francisco band Ssleeping Desiress. This is not just any release, but rather the relaunch of her record label. This project encapsulates everything that is true to the artist’s soul: musical baggage, a strong essence as a performer, new frontiers of experimentation, but above all, a dark sensitivity that is imprinted on the skin from the very beginning moments. ‘Desperate Love’ is a poetic piece, which speaks not of idealised and too perfect romance to be truly perceived, but of love in its total essence. Pain, turmoil, paranoia, and solitude are shouted and made evident here in a society that often makes us feel abandoned to our feelings and disoriented. The artist decides to create an empathy and a direct bridge with the listener, as if to make them understand that loving is also suffering, and that everyone in their own way can be the protagonist of this new piece.

The music video, directed by Siqin Bian and DP David Murray is the visual embodiment of this whirlwind of sensations, the acknowledgment of a chaotic and emotionally intense world. The abrupt movements, alternating details and shots with dark and strong tones, the predominance of red, transport us into a world somewhat reminiscent of David Lynch’s. The inner chaos and disorientation are visually realised by the contrast between the bustling streets of NYC and the dark, closed walls of home. Written texts, details, and seemingly disconnected scenes are cohesive to convey the idea of a lack of reason, that feeling of haziness we experience when pain clouds our vision.
‘Desperate Love,’ as the artist mentions, << is therefore this romantic and poetic piece with which I hope listeners will identify with their experiences of feeling so desperate for someone who is just as crazy about them>>.

This new release will be part of the album ‘Dawn,’ (out April 10th, 2024) a collection of six tracks (A1: God Damn You, A2: Romantico, A3: Solaris, B1: Desperate Love, B2: Escape, B3: Conclusion ) with a deeply experimental and melancholic soul, released on her label and in collaboration with Italian producer Mystics and New York-based producer Virtual Crimes and Los Angelos Ssleeping Desiress for ‘Desperate Love’.

It’s quite difficult to categorise this work within a single genre because, like the artist, it’s multifaceted: dark ambient, experimental, trip hop, techno, and more… all contribute to this experimental sound. As the artist has confessed, this album plays a very important role in her personal journey, with each track symbolising an emotional fragment that has marked her and shaped her  into what she is now. Life constantly tests you, pushing you to exhausting limits where you feel abandoned and powerless, but it is precisely in this pain that we manage to forge a shield and find a new frontier.