Cincinnati, OH musician Maura Weaver, who has performed with Mixtapes, Ogikubo Station, The Homeless Gospel Choir, Direct Hit!, The Mimes, and more, has announced their debut solo album, to be called I Was Due For A Heartbreak, out Sept. 15 on Don Giovanni Records.
The record, per press release, expands on sounds of "humble experimentation, roots aesthetics and pop-centric reliability," on display in the single/video "Crush On You, Pt. II," below, which offers some Mimes-like synths and sounds.
Weaver says:
I’ve wanted to do a solo project since I was a teenager, so why is it happening now? For so long I’ve stood in my own way and kept busy being in a ton of bands. I had trouble trusting myself and rarely completed songs. It wasn’t until pandemic isolation that I was forced to confront the reasons why. I also experienced a couple of bad breakups and songwriting became a haven, but also a fun daily practice. I wrote as much as possible in two years and in the soup were sad songs, silly songs, dumb songs. So much came together on the spot in the studio. The best songs ended up on the album and I really put all of myself into this. I’ve never been more excited to share something.
Read an interview with The Mimes here.
I Was Due For A Heartbreak Track List:
1. Ease On The Eyes
2. Crush On You Pt. II
3. As If Your Love
4. Sunshine
5. Languish In Anguish
6. Jefferson Highway
7. Nothing, Not Yet
8. Goner
9. I Was Due For A Heartbreak, I Guess
10. The Confines
