Oliver Cronin has joined forces with Lola Amour for a new single.
On January 30, 2025, Australian singer-songwriterSinger-SongwriterA musician who writes and performs their own songs, typically accompanied by guitar or piano. Valued for personal storytelling and authenticity, singer-songwriters form a major part of the Filipino musicGo to Singer-Songwriter Glossary and producer Oliver Cronin unveiled his latest single, entitled “Maria” — a collaboration track with Filipino funk-pop hitmakers Lola Amour. According to a post made by Cronin announcing the song’s release, “Maria” was created during an eight-day writing camp in Malaysia that he and Lola Amour attended, noting how the song “always felt magical.”
Preceding the single’s release, Cronin and Lola Amour premiered a music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for the emotional track last January 29, 2025, which you can watch below:
“Maria” notably serves as the eighth track from Cronin’s newest EPEPShort for extended play, a collection of songs longer than a single but shorter than a full album, typically containing three to six tracks. Artists use EPs to introduce theirGo to EP Glossary, entitled Edge of Paradise, whose release coincides with the single’s on January 30, 2025. The EP serves as the sequel to Cronin’s previous collection of songs — the seven-track record Halfway To Paradise, released last October 3, 2024.
For Lola Amour, “Maria” serves as their first release since Lola Amour: The Album Concert — a live album recording of the band’s concert last April 13, 2024, held to celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album. The live album, consisting of 15 songs, was released last November 29, 2024.
Listen to Oliver Cronin and Lola Amour’s “Maria” below: