Dreamy post-punk unit, Mundy’s Bay, have announced their upcoming full-length debut, Lonesome Valley, due out March 13th from Pure Noise Records. The Montreal-based four-piece have teamed with FLOOD Magazine to premiere the album’s lead single “Goodbye” an enticing cut of kinetic dream pop that perfectly captures the band’s ability to blend hazy atmospherics with overt hooks.
Engineered and produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Joyce Manor, Code Orange), Lonesome Valley seamlessly melds shoegaze grandeur with effervescent melodies and the evocative lyrics of vocalist/keyboardist Esther Mulders to make a sound that’s invitingly familiar yet fresh and distinctive to Mundy’s Bay.
The members of Mundy’s Bay (Mulders, guitarists John Donnelly and Victor Beaudoin, bassist Will Love) met in Montreal’s punk and hardcore scene, but set out to form a band with no stylistic confines. That highly collaborative and open approach to writing, along with a shared love of ‘80s and ‘90s musical touchstones, forms the band’s core sound. Mulder’s warm vocals guide the listener through dream-like explorations of love, loss, and longing, whether she’s singing overtop of chiming guitar passages or waves of reverb-drenched distortion and winding bass lines. It’s an impressive debut sure to please fans of moody post-punk and shimmering guitar pop alike.
Mundy’s Bay will be touring in support of Lonesome Valley, starting with a North American run with Hunny and Bay Faction in March. See full itinerary below.
Tour Dates:
03/14 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House *
03/15 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *
03/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere *
03/18 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
03/20 Toronto, ON @ Rivoli Pool Hall *
03/21 Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
03/22 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *
03/23 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
03/25 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge *
03/28 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
03/29 Portland, OR @ Holocene *
03/31 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of The Hill *
04/02 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *
04/05 Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ *
04/06 Dallas, TX @ Dada Dallas *
* w/ Hunny, Bay Faction