MARYANN went through plenty of changes musically and in personnel before they came to be the group that released Wylie, their latest and most imaginative venture to date. However, anyone interested in watching a band progress and come into their own amidst the daunting influence of the canon of western music, needs to look no further then what MARYANN has transformed into through the past four years. When you consider the group once known as Maryann And The Revival Band has dabbled in Americana, Country, Power and Baroque Pop with the same energy and unique approach they brought to their latest Nilssonesque compositions, it’s less important what genre the members of MARYANN fancy themselves and more relevant how concise and genuinely they shape their songs. The new LP is an amalgam of everything we’ve come to expect from a small group of Austin bands that don’t allow genre to define them and another reason why the emerging pop scene in Austin is becoming more interesting by the day.
