mary in the junkyard - "Blood"

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Photo by Xander Lewis

Our most anticipated new album of this week comes from mary in the junkyard, and now the London band have a new single out to help satiate our desire for the new album. "Blood" is a dreamlike indie rock track that sees vocalist Clari Freeman-Taylor showing off her speak-singing abilities. The song is hypnotizing, with fantastic guitarwork to fully suck you in. It's an almost ramblin' kind of song, or at least as ramblin' as you can get with indie and alt-rock. It's almost an epic, if it wasn't just a tiny bit too mellow to hit the epic mark. I've been a huge fan of mary in the junkyard since I first heard "marble arch" in 2024, and "Blood" could end up being my favorite from them.

You can watch the video for "Blood" below. Role Model Hermit is due out July 3 on AMF Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on mary in the junkyard, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Thu. July 2 - Kingston, UK @ Banquet Records * SOLD OUT
Fri. July 3 - Brighton, UK @ Resident * SOLD OUT
Sat. July 4 - London, UK @ Rough Trade East * (Matinee)
Sat. July 4 - London, UK @ Rough Trade East * (Evening) SOLD OUT
Sun. July 5 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol * SOLD OUT
Mon. July 6 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham * SOLD OUT
Tue. July 7 - Liverpool, UK @ Rough Trade Liverpool *
Wed. July 8 - Leeds, UK @ Vinyl Whistle * SOLD OUT
Thu. July 9 - Manchester, UK @ HMV Manchester *
Fri. July 10 - Glasgow, UK @ Assai Glasgow *
Fri. Sept. 11 - Groningen, NL @ Vera
Tue. Sept. 22 - Dublin, IRE @ The Grand Social
Wed. Sept. 23 - Belfast, NI @ Ulster Sports Club
Fri. Sept. 25 - Edinburgh, UK @ Cabaret Voltaire
Sat. Sept. 26 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Sun. Sept. 27 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
Tue. Sept. 29 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Wed. Sept. 30 - London, UK @ Heaven
Thu. Oct. 1 - Bristol, UK @ Exchange
Fri. Oct. 2 - Hitchin, UK @ Club 85
Mon. Oct. 5 - Paris, FR @ La Bellevilloise
Tue. Oct. 6 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique - The Rotonde
Wed. Oct. 7 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
Thu. Oct. 8 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
Mon. Nov. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Wed. Nov. 4 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Fri. Nov. 6 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sat. Nov. 7 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Tue. Nov. 10 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Wed. Nov. 11 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Fri. Nov. 13 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Sat. Nov. 14 - Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
Wed. Nov. 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Fri. Nov. 20 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Sat. Nov. 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

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