The Maravines are a folk rock duo from Union City, New Jersey, that formed in 2010.

They are recognized for their lo-fi production, sullen harmonies, and reserved instrumental accompaniments, and draw comparison to the music of indie rock bands like the Shins and the Decemberists.

[6][7][8] Distelfink was released in 2014, and the album charted on US college radio nationwide, spending several weeks in the "Top Songs And Albums Of The Week" at Gettysburg College's radio station WZBT, which is located nearby the Distelfink drive-in that appears on the cover.

[16] In 2017, the Maravines self-released Dotty which features "slide guitar and lilting vocal melod[ies].

The Maravines appear on several Mint 400 Records compilation albums such as Transformed: A Tribute to Lou Reed ,[18] 1967 where they perform a "true-to-form rootsy" arrangement of the Byrds "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," and give "All Apologies" by Nirvana "the psychedelic treatment" on Mint 400 Records Presents Nirvana In Utero.