Maro

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙤’𝙨 “𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙖̃” 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 — 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚-𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙄𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙.

Written and recorded with minimal mediation, the album leans into folk tradition without being bound by it, allowing jazz phrasing, Portuguese song, and contemporary singer-songwriter sensibility to coexist naturally. Silence, space, and restraint play as important a role as melody, giving each song room to settle and resonate.

Lyrically, “Hortelã” moves through love, doubt, presence and emotional clarity with remarkable honesty. Maro’s delivery avoids theatrics, choosing instead a conversational intimacy that draws the listener closer with each phrase. The guitar work mirrors this approach — fluid, attentive, and responsive rather than decorative.

More than a collection of songs, “Hortelã” feels like a pause taken with intention: reflective, grounded, and quietly confident. It stands as one of Maro’s most personal works to date — an album that values truth over volume and connection over display.