Coming Up Roses

by MAITA

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Alex Karvelas One of my fave Elliott Smith songs and they nailed it!

billyclarke40 MAITA takes great songs and adds to them a unique unexplainable magic

Dave Jones I listen to it and it makes my life feel a little bit better than it is. That is something that I need right now.

jbmcilhaney Feel you captured his rockside vibe (is that a thing, it is now) in this cover. Nicely done.

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Elliott Smith's music has been a part of both Matthew's and my life for years-- our connection to Elliott's music was one of the first musical commonalities we found, and continues to be a touchstone. It felt as if his music was following me since I was a kid, or perhaps I was following it, unwittingly stumbling upon his old stomping grounds--drinking in the same bars, living in neighborhoods where Elliott used to record in the basements, old friendships, old teachers. I discovered his music before I learned about his connection to Portland, the city that I always knew would be my home, and within those pirated Limewire tracks (I'm sorry Slim, I didn't have an allowance) I found a singular solace in his music, at once so gentle and so visceral.

We chose to cover "Coming Up Roses," because of the tension of how it's almost a pop song, but the chords just fuck you up in a way that doesn't let that happen, turning inwards on themselves, and somehow, managing to resolve. Similarly, the lyrics oscillate between the sugary sweet hook and much darker, complex imagery. We wanted to honor the nuanced, yet straight-forward production of the self titled album--doubled vocals and rhythm guitars with no reverb and to the point guitar solos, but we wanted to do it in a louder way, with a bit of a nod to Heatmiser (we're both suckers for that version of Christian Brothers).

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released July 17, 2020
Recording Credits:

Engineered/mixed/mastered by: Matt Thomson
Guitars and Vocals engineered by: Matthew Zeltzer

Maria Maita-Keppeler- Vocals, electric guitar

Matthew Zeltzer- electric guitar

Nevada Sowle- organ, bass

Cooper Trail- drums

Recorded at Bocce in Vancouver, Wa on May 23rd 2020 with additional engineering at home in Portland, OR.

Photo Cred: Josephine Spain

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MAITA Portland, Oregon

"want" is out July 26 on Fluff & Gravy Records.

MAITA uses her songs -- bursting, overflowing with language and sharp turns of phrase -- as a forum for unvarnished expression."- KEXP

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Dec 13

Mississippi Studios

Portland, OR
Dec 15

Sunset Tavern

Seattle, WA

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