{"id":4054,"date":"2025-11-23T21:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/latvian-artist-maasa-releases-her-debut-single-vilcienos\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:50:31","slug":"latvian-artist-maasa-releases-her-debut-single-vilcienos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/latvian-artist-maasa-releases-her-debut-single-vilcienos\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvian artist MAASA releases her debut single \u201cVilcienos\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MAASA or Paula Kristiana P\u0113tersone, releases her new song &#8220;Vilcienos&#8221;, which is the first single from the artist&#8217;s upcoming EP. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Riga \u2013 Mellu\u017ei is a train route that I have traveled countless times. In winters, summers, mornings and evenings. And, both at the age of ten and in adulthood, whatever the circumstances and weather, I was always greeted at the end by the lights of my grandfather&#8217;s car. Until last October, when the lights went out. I put this pain and bittersweet feeling into the song and together with producer Edvards Broders we added more audial layers to it. I hope that the song will be like a warm and nostalgic hug in these times when there is so much sadness and beauty in this world at the same time&#8221;, says MAASA.<\/p>\n<p>The recording and post-production of the song was done in cooperation with producer and sound engineer Edvards Broders. Drummer Art\u016brs Strautmanis also participated in the song recording.<\/p>\n<p>The video of the song was filmed in the yard of the singer&#8217;s grandparents&#8217; house in Mellu\u017ei. \u201cVilcienos\u201d is available on all major music streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVvEV4bM3A0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Paula P\u0113tersone works as a creative copywriter, and also participates in various creative projects, last year making her debut as a director of the music video for the song &#8220;Getting Dark&#8221; by the group &#8220;The Coco&#8217;nuts&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAASA or Paula Kristiana P\u0113tersone, releases her new song &#8220;Vilcienos&#8221;, which is the first single from the artist&#8217;s upcoming EP. &#8220;Riga \u2013 Mellu\u017ei is a train route that I have traveled countless times. 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