A conversation with Boston Marriage
On December 9, 2025, Boston Marriage announced “WE’RE BACK” with a special performance benefiting Planned Parenthood in Orlando, starting the reunion of one of Florida's favorite indie rock groups. Shortly after, they re-released “Personal Space” back onto streaming platforms, and our ears said thank you. I sat down with Kris Lane, and Kaylie Sang with the singers of the five-piece group at Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida.
The band's hiatus not only allowed them to grow as musicians but also as humans through the reflections everyone made during the break. “We’re not trying to reinvent ourselves," Kris explains as she walked through the metamorphosis of the band. When asked about influences, the band talked about growing up in the era of Panic! At the Disco and Fall Out Boy, as well as how the innocence of their adolescence still plays a huge part in Boston Marriage. They also shared their current muses of Pool Kids and Woolbright, who both play a huge part of the Orlando music scene.
If you are familiar with the term "Boston marriage," it is defined in the dictionary as “an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.” Female friendship is a common theme in everything the band does. Mel mentions how special it is to have people who, "relate to you in ways other people can't," sharing how special the bond they all share is. Mel also shares how vulnerable songwriting can really be, and on stage it can feel cathartic to get words off your chest. However, they also reflect on the idea of their music opening themselves up to the world. Kris shares, “I much prefer the idea of putting it out and letting other people interpret it,” when people often ask about what each song means. “I often hate sharing lyrics because it really is a deep dive into my mind," Mel adds. “It’s almost like a confession without having to give all of the details. You can get it off your chest, but you don't necessarily want to name names.”
When asked what they hope concertgoers and streamers get from their music, both their answers were comfort and relatability. A lot of their music deals with mental health, but they don’t want people to feel sad; rather, they'd like to have people feel heard and understood. Boston Marriage will always be a space where listeners have a safe place, to simply exist through the ethereal sound and atmosphere the music creates.
What's next for Boston Marriage? I had the pleasure of meeting up with them on their last day of recording with Mason Krug, with a hope of releasing “more songs” later this year. While they could only give me one date, 3/11, at Wills Pub with Drook, Sally, Wants, and, i.Iliedtomyself, they shared that they will be announcing more shows on their socials, so make sure to stay tuned!
