Since her dad was a musician, local singer-songwriter Lea Marra gravitated to music at an early age. “We had a piano in the house, and when I was about 7, I would fool around on the piano,” says Marra in a recent phone interview.
“We had a piano in the house, and when I was about 7, I would fool around on the piano,” says Marra in a recent phone interview. Her new band,
She started writing songs right away and played one of the earliest tunes she wrote, a track about her fifth grade crush, at seventh grade camp. “The last two members of the Dream Catchers departed the band, and I felt it needed to be rebranded, and the way the music was going determined that too,” she says. “The Dream Catchers were more alt-country when we had a drummer. We lost our drummer and tried to find the right fit but it didn't work out so then we became a string band. The music has now evolved into more of a folksy, bluegrass-y sound.
One highlight, “Chocolate and Flowers,” features hiccuping vocals and plucky guitars as Marra sings about the beginning of her current relationship and describes her past relationships compared to the new one.
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