Briston Maroney has released the song and music video, “Freeway,” the second single off of his upcoming debut LP to be released in 2021. His latest single, “Deep Sea Diver,” has already garnered one million weekly streams. The accompanying video is shot along the Maine coast line, directed by long time friend and collaborator, Joey Brodnax. Despite the tumultuous year that 2020 has been for the music industry, Maroney has steadily gained momentum that should culminate with his debut LP to be released early next year.
About Briston Maroney (via Atlantic Records): After a childhood spent between Tennessee and Florida, 22-year-old recording artist Briston Maroney landed in Nashville and developed a style steeped in the sweat and scrappy sounds of the city's DIY house parties, winning over fans one living room at a time.
Maroney’s 2018 EP Carnival – his take on the modern coming-of-age story and debut for Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records – amassed millions of streams and opened the door to tours with Wallows and Liz Cooper.
The following year saw the release of Indiana, highlighted by such tracks as “Fool’s Gold” (later featured on fellow Nashvillian Taylor Swift’s hugely popular Apple Music “Playlist by ME!”). Indiana was met with wide-ranging critical acclaim, with PAPER praising the EP for its “mixture of absolute tension and mounting significance” and NPR applauding his “buoyant guitar-pop” and “taut, hooky romanticism.” Indiana was ultimately cited on a number of 2019 “Best Of” lists, including Consequence of Sound, Vulture, and PAPER.
At the top of 2020, Maroney released his third EP Miracle, heralded by “Chattanooga” and “The Garden” which Consequence of Sound declared “refreshingly raw.”
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An energetic live performer with a craft honed in basements, living rooms, and jam-packed clubs, Maroney spent much of 2019 on the road, including sold out headline shows both here and around the world, dates alongside Cold War Kids, and international festival performances spanning Austin City Limits Music Festival to Pitchfork Paris