Maria Iskariot

Maria Iskariot is the patron saint of debatable behavior. It's female punk rock from Belgium. Hopeful hopelessness in noisy stanza, chorus, stanza. Love for the unloved, too little, too late but primarily a knee-jerk reaction to sinners.

Maria Iskariot attempts to find a shred of hope in an almost all-encompassing hopelessness. “I had forgotten that things could be different,” roar the bold offspring of the capitalist-realist world. Equal parts panic attack, pseudo-philosophical pamphlet, and flash-in-the-pan explosion, the punk band from Flanders invites anyone teetering on the edge to riot with them—though in a controlled setting, of course. And no breaking stuff, please, because so much is already broken.

Their debut EP EN/EN, released in april 2024 on the Dutch label Burning Fik, is about growing up, being unable to distinguish right from wrong, being confused by the self and the conditions of this time. It's about wanting different, but not knowing how - and ultimately realizing that we too are all benevolent assholes.