Mareux Takes Darkwave Romance to the Grave on “Cadillac Casket”

Mareux, the Los Angeles musician and producer Aryan Ashtiani, has released “Cadillac Casket,” a new single developed with producer Elliott Kozel. The track combines post-punk’s romantic severity with French electro’s mechanical precision and glam theatricality, featuring repeating bass synth, icy keyboards, and piano figures beneath Ashtiani’s ghostly vocals. Lyrically, the song explores a doomed romance through imagery of roses and wax, with the narrator resigned yet seeking accountability from the person who hurt him. The release follows the double-platinum certification of “The Perfect Girl” in 2021. Ashtiani’s catalogue includes two full-length albums: Lovers From the Past (2023) and Nonstop Romance (2025). He has upcoming tour dates in London, Paris, Athens, Istanbul, Tbilisi, Chicago, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., and Miami, with a second show added at Saint Vitus following a sellout.

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