Mree
Folk · US · Active since 1993

Mree

Ethereal vocal layers drifting over delicate acoustic guitars and icy synths. A shimmering, winter-ready blend of indie folk and ambient pop for quiet reflection.

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Mree creates music that feels like a soft exhale in a cold room. Her sound is defined by a signature 'ethereal' quality, where her voice isn't just a melody-carrier but a textural element, often multi-tracked into lush, choral-like clouds that seem to float just above the instrumentation. It is deeply intimate yet possesses a vast, cavernous sense of space, largely due to her sophisticated use of reverb and digital atmosphere.

What truly sets her apart is her transition from a traditional YouTube folk-pop background into a self-produced experimentalist. She treats the studio as an instrument, blending the organic warmth of an acoustic guitar with the clinical, crystalline beauty of electronic pads and glitchy, subtle percussion. This 'folk-tronica' approach creates a bridge between the vulnerability of a singer-songwriter and the immersive world-building of ambient music.

Start with the album 'Winterwell' to hear her at her most atmospheric. It perfectly captures the intersection of her delicate songwriting and her award-winning production style, making it the ideal companion for solitary moments or creative focus.

Marie Hsiao (born November 1, 1993), better known as Mree, is an American indie folk singer-songwriter. She is of Taiwanese and Bulgarian descent. Mree began writing her own songs at the age of 14 and released her debut studio album, Grow, in October 2011.
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Our Catalog3 Albums · 2011 · 2015
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