A year later, in 2007, she released her first studio album Faces in the Rocks which featured her delicate acoustic guitar music alongside the Native American flute by Gentle Thunder, and mandolin played by her father Gary Sobonya.

Since the debut of her first album, she has drawn comparisons from Joanna Newsom to Joni Mitchell, and she has toured through North America and Europe.

Guest musicians were mostly friends and family members, and it was produced and arranged by Mariee's partner Sean Kae.

A review on allmusic.com commented positively on influences from Joanna Newsom, Bert Jansch, and Nick Drake.

[5] Gift for the End was released in Europe on March 5, 2012, on the Almost Musique label, and in the USA in April 2012 on Whale Watch Records.