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Photo by Senny Mau For Maria BC, music is a way of tracing something intangible – something felt before it’s fully understood. Raised in Ohio and now based in Oakland, their work moves between the discipline of classical training and a more instinctive, searching approach to songwriting, where voice, texture, and feeling are in constant negotiation. Their 2022 debut Hyaline  introduced a world that felt both fragile and intense, earning early recognition and drawing listeners