The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music.
San Francisco’s Mare (Jess Konye) is a multi-genre artist who makes songs that are experimental, pop, and electronic adjacent. While originally from upstate New York, Konye moved to the city a few years ago.
She’ll be releasing eight more singles in the coming weeks and playing shows with her six-person band to prep for the production of her first LP. She hopes to have a full-length record ready for the fall of next year.
Mare’s name comes from “lunar mare,” which refers to the large, basaltic plains on Earth’s Moon.
“I’ve always been in love with the moon since I was like a little kid,” said Mare. “My music that I want to create is textural, vibey, ambient, and spacey. So, I chose the name Mare.”