Maria Minerva

“Her music is a place where academia and pop culture, tastefulness and excess, dominance and submission, and yes, Hélène Cixous and Britney Spears, all commingle in a hazy, libidinous swirl.” – Lindsay Zoladz (Pitchfork) read more…

“Her music is a place where academia and pop culture, tastefulness and excess, dominance and submission, and yes, Hélène Cixous and Britney Spears, all commingle in a hazy, libidinous swirl.” —Lindsay Zoladz (Pitchfork)

Maria Minerva is Maria Juur (b. 1988) from Tallinn, Estonia. In Tallinn, Maria was freelancing as an art and music critic while studying art history at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Together with her partner-in-crime Maria Arusoo, she was also one half of the artist duo mariaUNDmaria. It was during her 3rd year of uni when she got into music-making and quickly became the local lo-fi princess.

Maria’s love affair with London began in 2009 when she was interning at The Wire Magazine, in 2010 she moved to London permanently to do her Masters at Goldsmiths College, University of London. In 2011, Maria Minerva signed to the acclaimed Los Angeles based label Not Not Fun and released her debut cassette “Tallinn At Dawn”, Not Not Fun’s dance-oriented daughter-label 100% Silk also put out her 12” “Noble Savage”. On August 1, Not Not Fun released her LP, the highly anticipated “Cabaret Cixous” both on CD and vinyl, on November 15 100% Silk put out Maria’s 2nd EP “Sacred and Profane Love” Maria has been featured in the Guardian, the NME, Uncut, Vice Magazine, The Wire Magazine, Dazed & Confused, Vogue, Pitchfork and countless other publications.

In summer 2012 she will release “the integration LP”, a collaboration with LA Vampires and her somphomore album on Not Not Fun.

News

• The Four Oh Five features Maria Minerva's video for "Soul Searchin'" May 13, 2013
• Fact Magazine features Maria Minerva tour dates, video for 'Soul Searchin' May 9, 2013
• Brooklyn Vegan features Maria Minerva's upcoming performance at "New Museum Untapped" May 3, 2013
• Time Out NY features Maria Minverva's Album Release Party at Cameo Apr 11, 2013
• Fader streams Maria Minerva's new album, Bless EP Apr 4, 2013
• CMJ features Maria Minerva's EP, Bless Apr 4, 2013
• Spin premieres Maria Minerva's EP, Bless Apr 3, 2013
• Redefine Magazine features Maria Minerva, reviews Bless EP Mar 29, 2013
• Maria Minerva streams "Black Magick" Jan 28, 2013
• Maria Minerva's "Black Magic" Featured on The Fader Jan 28, 2013
• Maria Minerva and LA Vampires 'Season's Change' on Self Titled Magazine Jan 1, 2013
• Maria Minerva Interview and Video for 'Never Give Up' Dec 18, 2012
• Marian Minerva new video "Never Give Up" in Dummy Magazine Dec 18, 2012
• Watch "End of the World" Video from LA Vampires and Maria Minerva on Ad Hoc Dec 11, 2012
• Maria Minerva Interview on Tiny Mixtapes Nov 16, 2012
• Maria Minerva Photos from Panache Showcase on CMJ Oct 18, 2012
• CMJ 2012 Artist Q&A: Maria Minerva Oct 8, 2012
• Maria Minerva's Will Happiness Find Me? reviewed on Pitchfork Sep 5, 2012
• Maria Minerva ft. Chase Royal- "Fire" Now Streaming on Pitchfork Aug 30, 2012
• Maria Minerva- "The Sound" Available for Download on RCRD LBL Aug 22, 2012
• Maria Minverva's new track, "The Sound," featured on The Guardian UK Jul 20, 2012
• Maria Minerva's "The Sound" featured on Pitchfork Jul 19, 2012
• Maria Minerva's "The Sound" featured on Stereogum Jul 18, 2012
• The Fader features Maria Minerva's "The Sound" Jul 18, 2012
• Maria Minerva's "The Sound" featured on Gorilla vs. Bear Jul 18, 2012