Maria and the Coins - Forward  (self-released) Forward , the debut album from Maria and the Coins, is a collection of long-lost musical theatre songs. It makes sense, given frontwoman Maria Coyne's background in the theatrical realm, that these ten songs hearken to the emotionally-bare pop-rock of shows like Waitress  and similarly dramatic music. The quintet plays with these sensibilities and whips them around with fluidity. After being diagnosed with Lupus in her freshman year of college, Coyne was faced with intense physical and emotional struggles. The resolve she gladly found within is freely represented all across Forward . From the first moments of album opener "Two Years From Now" through to the sugary closer "Tonight," Coyne and co. command attention with her exceptional vocals and the band's stellar, propulsive instrumentation. The ten tracks sustain momentum for the album's whole 41-minute duration. Maria and the Coins is Sheldon W...