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Cincinnati-based indie-rock singer/songwriter Maura Weaver (Mixtapes, Ogikubo Station, The Mimes) today releases a new single and video, "The Face," from her forthcoming sophomore album Strange Devotion via Feel It Records.

A left turn from the dreamy indie pop singles Weaver recently released, “The Face” is a tightly-wound punk gem that worms its way into your brain. Written and recorded at an allegedly haunted Northern Kentucky studio, Weaver taps members of cult Cincinnati band Vacation (Jerry Westerkamp on bass, John Hoffman on rhythm guitar and drums) to round out this track. Accompanying it is a Hoffman-directed eerie black and white stop motion music video that evokes Texas Chainsaw Massacre imagery. 

“‘The Face’ is about the isolation I often feel as a woman," says Weaver. "It’s about neurosis and feeling gawked at like an object, yet invisible as an actual human being. I wrote this in an attempt to rip early Ultravox even though it obviously ended up sounding completely different.”

"The Face" is the third single from Maura Weaver's forthcoming album Strange Devotion, out September 19 via Feel It Records. On Strange Devotion, Weaver has done what some would deem impossible: she has created an indie-pop gem that feels both intimate and grand at the same time. Listening to this record is like sitting in your bedroom with your best friend who is whispering in your ear about the secrets of the universe, the mysteries of life, and a few jokes.