Hear the collaboration now, which arrives as the bands embark upon a joint North American tour.
Following on from inundating demand, the power of the internet has brought New York City transplants Triathalon and LA’s The Marías together from opposing sides of the continent.
Whilst readying to embark upon an extensive North American tour together that wraps up in Vancouver on December 1st, the two bands have connected musically for a collaborative single. ‘Drip’ – which is available to stream below – sees a mutual penchant for synthesizers utilised whilst the mononymously known María’s trance-inducing, velvety vocal inflections take centre stage.
The single follows the release of The Marías’ sophomore EP Superclean Vol. II which arrived in the final days of September. In March Triathalon released their third LP Online, followed by their recent ‘Courtside’ single.
Discussing ‘Drip’, the two bands said the following in conversation with The Fader
“We first heard about Triathalon while on our first tour earlier this year. As we were listening to their songs, they tweeted about us. It was kind of serendipitous. We had no idea what to expect from the collab, but honestly couldn’t be happier. This was the first time that we had ever collaborated with anyone remotely. Our only wish was that they could’ve seen our excitement throughout the process, especially after they sent us the first beat. And now being on tour with them is a literal dream. Their live show is one of my favorites ever, and we feel lucky that we get to see it night after night.”
“I first heard about The Marías on our last tour with Innerwave in San Antonio. Someone from the show came up to me and was like, “You have to listen to The Marías they were just here — y’all should tour together.” And then in the van I was just blasting them non stop and posting their songs on twitter. Kids starting commenting “collab” and then a couple months later The Marías were like — let’s collab. From there we would just send ideas back and forth. No one really knew where the next person was going to take the song, which made the process really exciting. We’re really happy how it all came together and now we’re on tour with them… The whole thing feels surreal.”
Lock in to the quintessential internet age collaboration and view all forthcoming tour dates below.
Triathalon/The Marías – 2018 tour dates:
11/07 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/09 – Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room at HOB
11/10 – Houston, TX @ Secret Group
11/11 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub
11/13 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
11/15 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings
11/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry at Fillmore
11/17 – College Park, MD @ MilkBoy ArtHouse
11/18 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
11/20 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
11/21 – Montreal, QC @ Le Ministére
11/22 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
11/23 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/24 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
11/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam
11/29 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/30 – Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
12/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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