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“One of New York City’s most exciting rising indie bands.”
- UPROXX
“What a righteous, visceral, howling conclusion to reach on your debut record. MX LONELY makes sludge sound like a prayer.”
-PASTE MAGAZINE
“The album uses time-honored shoegaze and grunge tropes for a study of self-destructive impulses and maladaptive coping mechanisms, imbuing them with energy and humor.”
- PITCHFORK
“MX LONELY’s tracks lean into heavy-alternative, riffy ’90s grunge, and hardcore rhythms — a well-matched foundation for lyrics about escaping overwhelm, anxiety, and listlessness.”
- ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“A seasick churn. The verses sound like the kind of indie rock that we used to call "angular" in the '90s. The chorus explodes into a full-on fuzz-rift eruption.”
- STEREOGUM
“MX LONELY make music that bruises beneath the surface. In a hardcore sweet spot between post-punk and shoegaze occupied by the likes of Chat Pile and Protomartyr, their songs are unwieldy yet efficient vehicles for heavy emotional loads.”
- THE FADER
“MX LONELY’s debut album is a rock barnburner from start to finish.”
- NINA PROTOCOL
“Embodies an unapologetic desire to reclaim the space and time lost to destructive behaviours. Expect even more honest lyrics, heavy hooks, and then some.”
- THE LINE OF BEST FIT
Today, New York band MX LONELY are excited to announce their new EP, PERFECT HOUSE, available October 2, 2026 via Julia’s War Recordings. The first preview, “March 16th (Feat. Caitlin Starr),” arrives today with an official music video directed by go-to collaborator Owen Lehman. Reflecting on a complicated relationship with sugar rush highs and destructive lows, the band reckons with reality as they sing “We’ve been here before / We’ve gone alone / Now we’re back for more / I’m on my own.” “March 16th” explodes around its choruses, as harmonies reach total catharsis with vocals from Caitlin Starr. The video features an all-out party, complete with a black-and-white-clad mosh pit.
Of today's release, the band shares, “March 16th” was originally written as an instrumental during the recording of “ALL MONSTERS.” It was one we all really loved, but didn’t quite fit into the world of the record. When Caitlin came into our studio to track harmonies and additional guitar on “Ex Rae Punk,” we decided in the moment that it would be cool to try some ideas on “March” as well. Caitlin came up with the hook almost immediately, and Jake added a weaving harmony. Rae contributed the counter-melody “I love you so” later on in the tracking process. We did the final take of Caitlin and Jake’s verse/choruses that same night, with both of them tracking vocals live, simultaneously - singing the song through in entire takes, leaving a space for where Rae’s verse would ultimately land.
"Lyrically, “March 16th” references the Brown University shooting, which had happened the day before the session on December 13th, 2025. A friend of Caitlin’s had been in lockdown at the school in the aftermath. The song explores the proximity to tragedy and the cyclical nature of violence: we’ve been here before."
LISTEN TO “MARCH 16TH”
WATCH “MARCH 16TH”
PRE-ORDER PERFECT HOUSE
The band’s debut album, ALL MONSTERS, arrived earlier this year via Julia’s War Recordings. Channeling a heavy, murky alt-rock sound that blends cavernous guitars and soaring vocals with striking moments of beauty, the four-piece excavates past experiences to inform eight raucous songs. Across the record, the band confronts “monsters” as symbols of trauma, addiction, neurodivergence, and self-doubt, turning shadow work into a cathartic act of survival and self-destruction of harmful beliefs. Self-recorded to capture the immediacy of their visceral live shows, the album was praised by Pitchfork, NPR Music, Alternative Press, Stereogum, Paste Magazine, and more.
LISTEN TO ALL MONSTERS
WATCH “RETURN TO SENDER”
WATCH “SHAPE OF AN ANGEL”
WATCH “BIG HIPS”
WATCH “ANESTHETIC”
Known for their memorable live performances, MX LONELY have built a following within the New York scene and toured with contemporaries like The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Trauma Ray, Cryogeyser and Midrift. This fall, the band will embark on an expansive European tour, which includes stops at Pitchfork London and London Calling Festival. To celebrate the release of Perfect House, MX LONELY will headline The Meadows in Brooklyn, NY on October 8. Tickets are on sale now and are $15 for the next 24 hours. For more information on upcoming performances, follow the band on Instagram at @mxlonely and see below.
★ MX LONELY LIVE 2026 ★
OCTOBER
8 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
30 – Luxembourg, LUX – Les Rotondes
31 – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Festival
NOVEMBER
1 – Tilburg, NL – Hall Of Fame
3 – Bordeaux, FR – La Maison
4 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
5 – Strasbourg, FR – La Grenze
7 – London, UK – Pitchfork Festival
9 – Bristol, UK – The Croft
10 – Dublin, IE – Bello Bar
12 – Glasgow, UK – Nice N Sleazy
13 – Manchester, UK – The Rat & Pigeon
14 – Leeds, UK – Headrow House
15 – Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin
16 – Athens, GR – Ilion Plus
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