Listen To Maiya Blaney’s Understated Mary Bed EP

New York City-based musician Maiya Blaney released one of the most slept-on albums of last year. Her second album A Room With A Door That Closes was a captivating run of haunted noise, hardcore dance music, and subduing folk. The talented vocalist contorted her voice into playful screams, balmy coos, and a grungy drawl. Last Friday, she returned with another dynamic release, an EP titled Mary Bed.

Although there's still a good deal of sampling or noise collage, Mary Bed is softer than A Room With A Door That Closes. Blaney's voice mostly cruises over acoustic guitars and the fuzziness of the room. Sometimes you can hear birds chirping and the tactile scratching of her fingers as she changes chords. Closer "haven't i" is particularly entrancing, reminiscent a bit of Nick Drake.

Listen below.

Mary Bed is out now via Lex Records.