MARIS Leaves a Vibrant Impression Opening for Maude Latour at Royale Boston

ConcertFilm

Apr 7

Written for Sworn By Sound | Originally Published by SBS (Apr 2025)

On March 18th, the 25-year-old pop star MARIS opened for Maude Latour’s “Sugar Water Tour” at Royale Boston in all of her glimmering glory. Landing onstage like a visitor from a more fabulous dimension, MARIS made her entrance in a white spacesuit — part glam, part camp, and entirely her. Everything about her set felt like a nod to the intergalactic mythos she’s built around her brand.

MARIS is an artist who has made it her mission to create in the name of raw energy, queerness, and honesty. She kicked off her set with a powerful trio: “Going Yet!”, “False Idol,” and “The Fight”. The lively, 80s-inspired sound immediately invited Boston to embrace her retro-futuristic universe. A few songs in, she peeled off the spacesuit to reveal a pastel outfit beneath, the visual equivalent of a heart cracked open.

That exact energy crescendoed during her latest single, “Chameleon.” Before the show, dedicated fan Quinn (@quinn_cicc on Instagram) handed out tiny pieces of colorful paper for people to hold over their phone flashlights during the song. The crowd slowly lit up like a multicolored sea of stars. MARIS was amazed, even acknowledging her surprise mid-song to the crowd before her (and again later that night on her Instagram story).

MARIS embraces the beautiful mess that is being young and alive. Feeling things deeply and figuring out who you are amidst the chaos of the world are tales as old as time, and yet MARIS has found ways to create such thematic pieces that sound timeless.