Maer: We hiked, we sang, we drank wine!

Maer is a brand new and exciting dark folk/chamber prog project from Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling) and Marjana Semkina (Iamthemorning), and here are the very good single Sister,

Iamthemorning’s Marjana Semkina and Cellar Darling’s Anna Murphy have joined forces in new duo Maer, who will release their debut single, Sister, which was released on October 17.  The pair met and instantly connected when taking part in a prog female-focused discussion panel She Rocks in 2019, and in 2021 began work on what would become Maer.

Sister also features Ne Obliviscaris guitarist Benjamin Baret and Agent Fresco drummer Keli Guðjónsson, and will be released on all digital platforms as well as a limited run of 300 signed and hand-numbered 7” vinyl. The pair are currently working on Maer’s debut album

«Maer came together very organically, it’s a product of friendship and respect for each other’s work. Anna is a wonderful musician and a producer and she breathes life into everything I write, turning it into something special», says Marjana Semkina enthusiastic. «We have written a substantial amount of material together already and depending on the reception Sister gets we’re hoping to keep creating little dark fairytales for our listeners, eventually resulting in an album».

«We both didn’t really know what to expect when we started working together», adds Anna Murphy. «Marjana took a leap and flew to Switzerland. We hiked, we sang, we drank wine and ended up even being able to write lyrics together which is something I’ve never done with someone. After almost 15 years of mainly being in rock and metal projects, it feels good to release something acoustic and mellow – not meaning that it’s less dark«C».

Sister was written and co-produced by Marjana Semkina, and co-written, produced, mixed and mastered by Anna Murphy.