Meet Luna Marble The Band That Sounds Like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin Together

Even the darkest clouds can hold a silver lining. For Spanish guitarist and vocalist Maria Rico, two of modern history’s toughest moments helped shape her creative path, ultimately giving birth to Luna Marble. The Manchester-based band embodies Rico’s lifelong passion for music, blending Fleetwood Mac’s dreamy blues with Led Zeppelin’s raw edge, layered with psychedelic textures and grungy undertones, all crowned by her Grace Slick–meets–Stevie Nicks vocal style.

“My dad is a big music lover. Some of my earliest memories are going to his office and picking a CD for the drive to school,” Rico recalls. “If you asked five-year-old me what I wanted to be, my answer was: ‘Rock star.’”

From Marbella to Manchester

Rico’s journey hasn’t been without hurdles. The 2008 financial crisis shuttered her father’s shop, forcing the family to leave Spain for Manchester, a move that brought both culture shock and opportunity.

“I was surprised how easy it was to access music,” Rico says. “In Marbella, everything revolves around tourist culture. In Manchester, it was like: ‘Wow, I can actually be in a band!’”

Once in Manchester, she taught herself guitar and immersed herself in the city’s jam scene before studying music production at Salford University. Several bands came and went, until the COVID lockdowns reignited her collaboration with Romanian guitarist Dragos Colceriu, who had moved to Manchester at 19 to pursue his prog-metal dreams. Rico introduced him to classic rock, flipping his musical world upside down.

“Maria got me into the classic stuff,” Colceriu admits. “I’ve been trying to do my homework ever since. I discovered I really love the blues — even in the shreddy solos I like, it’s the bluesy licks that really speak to me.”

Chemistry in Music and Life

The pair’s musical and romantic partnership grew alongside their shared songs. Their debut album captures that chemistry, recorded live in the spirit of the 1970s — raw and unpolished, with Colceriu’s Page-inspired guitar layers overdubbed afterward.

Though still independent and without high-profile tour slots or celebrity endorsements, Luna Marble’s dedication to their craft shines through. Their self-titled debut LP reflects the passion and persistence that have fueled them from the start.

“I’ve worked on this band eight hours a day after work,” Rico explains. “We’ve always had a DIY approach. We have to. Before the Police blew up, they were making vinyl covers by hand with cardboard and glue. We’re doing the same — building stage sets, self-producing. We’re faking it until we make it, and it seems to be working so far!”

With determination, musical chemistry, and a reverence for classic rock, Luna Marble is carving out its own path — proving that even amidst upheaval, creativity finds a way to shine.