Briana Marela Lizárraga is an American musician. Previously from Seattle, Marela is now based in Oakland, California.[1]

Briana Marela
OriginSeattle, Washington, United States
GenresIndie rock
LabelsSC Distribution
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

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Marela grew up in Seattle and studied music technology while attending college in Olympia, Washington.[2] She independently released two albums before signing with Jagjaguwar Records, who issued All Around Us in 2015.[3][4][5][6][7] Alex Somers produced the album.[8]

Her fourth album, Call It Love, was released in August 2017.[9] Following the release of this album, Marela was dropped by Jagjaguwar, and she took time off from active performance as a solo artist while a student in the MFA program at Mills College.[1] In April 2020, Marela's father, who lived in Peru, died, and due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was unable to visit his home country for more than a year; these experiences influenced the content of her fifth album, You Are a Wave, which was released in September 2022.[1]

Discography

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  • Water Ocean Lake (2010)
  • Speak From Your Heart (2012)
  • All Around Us (Jagjaguwar, 2015)
  • Call It Love (Jagjaguwar, 2017)
  • You Are a Wave (Self-released, 2022)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Premiere: Briana Marela Shares New Video for “You Are A Wave”. Under the Radar, September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Briana Marela - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Album Review: Briana Marela – All Around Us". Consequence of Sound. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "All Around Us". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Briana Marela: All Around Us Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Briana Marela". Nowtoronto.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Briana Marela reconciles her emotionally direct and experimental sides on her label debut LP". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Briana Marela – All Around Us - Album Reviews - musicOMH". Musicomh.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Call It Love - Briana Marela - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2017.