JL: We started writing songs together when we were going to college, but it didn't sound anything like Marian Hill. When did you start making music together? JL: I think it's nice also to have a fuller picture of our sound and who we are out there. We were just like, "Can't wait for you to hear the actual album, then we can better explain." It was funny because we'd been talking about the album for so long and people were asking us, "How is it different from Sway?" We could only answer so much. Samantha Gongol: I think it's just amazing to have a larger body of work out there, finally. HB: What was that transition like from having an EP out to a full-fledged record? Release night it was actually crazy being on Twitter and seeing fans being able to finally hear it and know that it's actually out there.
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It was such a big thing for us for so long-writing the album, finishing the album, having a full length album out that's ours, which neither of us had had before. Jeremy Lloyd: When it came out it felt pretty surreal, and it still does to me. Harper's BAZAAR: How does it feel to finally have your debut album, Act One, out? Marian Hill opens up to about the long-awaited drop, their creative process and how they're slowly dipping their toes in fashion.
Now they finally have a debut album under their belts: Act One, which released in June. "That's almost what made it magic to us, it just happened and we were like, 'What is this!?'" Lloyd recalled.Īfter "Whisky" took off online, the pair made two EPs, Play in 2014 and Sway in 2015. The band says the melody was completely serendipitous they were writing under a variety of different music styles when Lloyd came up with a rhythm Gongol then sang over it and this song became the end result. But its stripped-down nature is exactly what made it catchy. Marian Hill made their breakthrough in 2013 with "Whisky"-a mesmerizing track that sounds so minimal, it seems Gongol is only singing over percussion. It's a pleasantly surprising combination that has come to define this Philadelphia-based band, which consists of producer Jeremy Lloyd and singer Samantha Gongol. This was followed by additional singles "omg" and "it never ends.Anyone who's familiar with indie-pop duo Marian Hill will be quick to note their unique sound: minimalistic flickering beats, angelic vocals and a touch of saxophone. After collaborating with Roman Kouder on "Bonjour," they released "oOo that's my type" with Yung Baby Tate in 2021. The song appeared on Marian Hill's self-released 2020 EP Was It Not. August 2019 saw the duo issue the single "Take a Number," which featured a guest spot from Moroccan-American singer, songwriter, model, and activist Dounia. albums chart as well as charting in France. Marian Hill's second long-player, Unusual, arrived in May 2018 and returned them to the U.S. Early 2018 saw the release of the punchy single "Subtle Thing," followed by an appearance at that year's Coachella Festival. Their remix of Billie Eilish's single "Bellyache" appeared in 2017. In 2016, the duo issued their full-length debut album, Act One, featuring the number 21 single "Down." The LP reached number 42 on the Billboard 200. The song created a buzz, and the following year, the duo released their first EP, Play, as well as a 7" single, "Lips." They received mainstream exposure when Romanian pop star Inna credited them as co-writers of her song "Diggy Down," which incorporated the hook of Marian Hill's "Got It." The pair signed to Photo Finish/Republic Records in early 2015 and released Sway, a seven-track EP. Marian Hill wrote "Whisky" in the spring of 2013 and sent it to dozens of blogs hoping to catch some attention. After releasing their debut single, "Whisky," in 2013, the pair made their Billboard debut with their first full-length release, 2016's Act One, which included the Top 30 single "Down." Second album Unusual followed in 2018, and the duo continued issuing singles like 2021's seductive "omg" and danceable "it never ends." Their unique sound combines sparse, minimal electronic beats with seductive vocals (which are often chopped up and manipulated) along with sultry saxophone. Marian Hill are a duo from Philadelphia consisting of singer Samantha Gongol and producer Jeremy Lloyd.