There hasn’t been an act more anticipated by DH this year than Missoula’s own MARIS. After wowing with the sonic sojourn “Mary + I,” the buzz for her next big hit became apparent.

“IT’S HARD (to be a Man)” is that bop. A bold, itty, and mostly fun anthem recounting her experience as a digital sex worker, the riff-driven alt-pop’r serves as both a moment of catharsis and sonic levity. The singer-songwriter shares:

Women have men in the palm of their hands, and they don’t even have to touch them. The virtual sex industry is billions of dollars big, and every day we stray further from nature’s light. It’s hard.

Biting humor matched with unfiltered honesty really carries the day here, huh?

Stream below, snag a copy courtesy of Black House, and spread that social love:

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