Marietta is an American emo and indie rock band formed in Philadelphia around 2010, part of the city's emo revival alongside Modern Baseball and Tigers Jaw. Summer Death (2013) is the scene classic — knotty twin guitars and big feelings — and Petals (2018) rewards the return trip. Find Marietta vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Marietta formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 2010. They have been positioned within the Philadelphia emo revival scene alongside contemporaries like the Wonder Years, Tigers Jaw, and Modern Baseball. They have moved through Tiny Engines, Lame-O Records, and Memory Music across their catalog. Their work has been active intermittently with extended gaps between full-length releases.
Marietta's sound combines emo, indie rock, math rock, indie folk, alternative rock, and post-rock with Smith's distinctive vocal delivery and intricate dual guitar work drawing on classic emo, math rock, and indie folk traditions alongside contemporary Philadelphia emo revival approaches.
Tiny Engines, Lame-O Records, and Memory Music pressings of the Marietta catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to Marietta typically start with Petals (2018) or Summer Death (2013).
