As 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐱, musician and producer Aryan Ashtiani makes music filled with stories of unrequited yearning and the ghosts of lovers' past. Even before going viral in 2021 with “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥” (his interpretation of a 1987 song by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞), the 𝐋𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬 -based artist has been steadily building an 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 following from Eastern Europe to South America. After more than a decade of developing his 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤 and 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞-inspired dance style of piercing synths, cavernous vocals, and forlorn melodies, he is finally unveiling his debut album, Lovers From the Past, via Warner Records/Revolution Records. It’s a collection of sinister, yet magnetic tracks that explore heartbreak and disillusionment.

Having helped spark a resurgence of interest in post-punk and darkwave among a new generation online, Mareux finds himself at the forefront of the 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜. “I want to become a gateway to older subcultural genres for people who are just discovering alternative music today,” he declares.