Every year has its outlier hits, but it’s hard to think of a song from the last 50 years that sounds even a little like the Marías ’ “No One Noticed.” Yet the tune’s languid groove, smoky vocals and yearning atmosphere have created what singer María Zardoya has described as an “anti-hit.”

“It was never meant to be a single. It was never meant to be a focus track,” she says. “But because of how popular the song has gotten, it has taken on a life of its own with the fans.”

The song’s success not only took the Los Angeles-based quartet by surprise, but it has brought them to festival stages around the world. On tour, the song puts a cap on their cinematic set as the penultimate track; each night, Zardoya lets the outro breathe as she improvises over jazzy chord progressions like she’s dis

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