The Marías - No One Noticed

About this episode

María Zardoya discusses the making of The Marías' hit song 'No One Noticed' and the band's journey through uncertainty to success.

The Marías is a band from Los Angeles, made up of María Zardoya, Josh Conway, Jesse Perlman, and Edward James. They released their first EPs in 2017 and 2018, and their first album in 2021. But then, as you’ll hear, there was a period of a lot of uncertainty around the band’s future. Eventually, their second album, Submarine , came out in 2024, and it was incredibly successful. Stereogum called it one of the best albums of the year, and the band was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist. But all of that almost didn’t happen. I talked to María about the making of their hit song “No One Noticed.” The story’s beginning, middle, and end all took place during different eras of the band’s existence. In the middle section, when maybe they weren’t going to even be a band anymore, María enlisted the help of Grammy-nominated producer Gianluca Buccellati. And I spoke to Luca for this episode, as well. For more, visit songexploder.net/the-marias .

People in this episode

Host: Hrishikesh Hirway

Guests: María Zardoya, Gianluca Buccellati

Topics covered

• band history
• music production
• hit song creation
• Grammy nomination
• album release

Keywords

• The Marías
• No One Noticed
• Gianluca Buccellati
• Submarine
• Grammy nomination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Marías, Stereogum, Grammy

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