Manchester band Maruja have been releasing music since 2016 with a mix of punk, prog, jazz, electronics and experimental song structures, a combo that has them grouped in with the likes of black midi, Squid and Black Country, New Road. As a coworker said earlier today, they could be the band that unites fans of BCNR, IDLES, Makaya McCraven and Chat Pile. This has been a prolific year for the four-piece, who have released two EPs (The Vault and Connla’s Well) and most recently the “Break The Tension” single. You can watch the video for that and listen to the EPs below.
Maruja will be on their first US tour in the spring, including festival stops at SXSW in Austin and Big Ears in Knoxville, as well as a Brooklyn show at Market Hotel on March 22. They were also just announced for UK hardcore fest Outbreak. All dates are listed below.
MARUJA – 2024/2025 TOUR DATES
28 Nov – Yellow Arches – Sheffield, United Kingdom
29 Nov – Gorilla – Manchester, United Kingdom
4 Dec – Kuudes Linja – Helsinki, Finland
5 Dec – Paavli Kultuurivabrik – Tallinn, Estonia
7 Dec – Zeitgeist Festival – Nijmegen, Netherlands
13 Dec – Gazarte Grond Stage – Athens, Greece
14 Dec – Mylos Club – Thessaloniki, Greece
15 Dec – Club Pave – Sofia, Bulgaria
16 Dec – Control Club – Bucharest, Romania
18 Dec – Zappa Baza – Belgrade, Serbia
19 Dec – Boogaloo – Zagreb, Croatia
20 Dec – Orto Bar – Ljubljana, Slovenia
21 Dec – Szimpla Kert – Budapest, Hungary
22 Dec – Pink Whale – Bratislava, Slovakia
28 Feb – Fox Cabaret – Vancouver, Canada
1 March – High Dive – Seattle, Washington
2 March – Mississippi Studios – Portland, Oregon
3 March – Hult Center – Eugene, Oregon
5 March – Brick & Mortar – South San Francisco, California
6 March – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, California
7 March – Soda Bar – San Diego, California
10-15 March – SXSW – Austin, Texas
18 March – Empty Bottle – Chicago, Illinois
20 March – The Garrison – Toronto, Canada
21 March – Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, Canada
22 March – Market Hotel – New York, New York
23 March – The Rockwell – Boston, Massachusetts
25 March – Union Stage – Washington, District of Columbia
29 March – Big Ears Festival – Knoxville, Tennessee