Where? Washington (USA) Who? Briana Marela For fans of: Lucy Rose, Shana Cleveland and the Sandcastles
Born and raised in Seattle but now living in Washington, Briana Marela is a singer-songwriter that began writing music in early high school.
“I started dreaming up melodies before I even picked up an instrument,” she said. But it wasn’t until Briana left home to attend college in Olympia that she turned her efforts toward music technology, audio production and composition and that was before she started her music career.
Briana combines everything she observes as a human being – from places, nature, the wilderness to the people around her. Her music is warm and lovely pop, and her lyrics are powerful and honest.
Briana recently joined the roster at Jagjaguwar and she’s about to release her debut album, All Around Us, which was recorded in Iceland with Sigur Rós producer Alex Somers. Sigur Rós collaborators Amiina added strings to the album. The record is named after a children’s picture book and traces Briana’s transition between places, beginning just before she embarked on her first-ever tour in 2012. “My songs are my way to express feelings boldly that I could never speak aloud,” she explained.