Maria BC introduce ‘Marathon’ as title track single from upcoming LP
Maria BC release their new single ‘Marathon,’ the title track from their forthcoming album Marathon, out February 27, 2026, via Sacred Bones.
Oakland-based artist Maria BC has shared ‘Marathon’ as the first single from their newly announced third full-length album, Marathon, due February 27, 2026, on Sacred Bones. The release arrives alongside a grainy video filmed in the Bay Area and directed by F. Saber Sutphin, continuing the project’s visual and sonic focus on atmosphere and memory.
Built around hushed but commanding vocals layered over distorted guitar strums, ‘Marathon’ sits in the space between folk, shoegaze, and ambient music. The song draws on childhood memories of middle America, using texture and restraint to explore themes of endurance, nostalgia, and unease. The track’s slow-burning structure mirrors its subject matter, balancing intimacy with a sense of underlying tension as it introduces the tonal foundation of the album.
On the track, Maria BC shares:
“There was a Marathon gas station at the end of the street I lived on as a kid. Its big, glowing sign was a landmark for me – when I could see it from the window of my mom’s car, I knew we were about to be home. Its iconic ‘M’ – on the rare occasion I encounter one these days – still brings up that old feeling, the familiarity of homecoming, and a twinge of nostalgia. There’s something perverse about this, I think. The oil company’s branding is, or at least was, exceptionally patriotic, what with its red, white and blue color scheme and idealized Midwestern imagery, all dusty roads, cowboys and wild horses that harken the brand’s slogan, ‘Fueling the American Spirit.’ I once heard someone refer to advertising as ‘satanic poetry’ – I have to agree. That this logo, even with all the evil it connotes, can invoke nostalgia – can be a beacon – is very sinister to me.”
‘Marathon’ is out now and available to stream on all platforms.
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