CLUNK Recommends | Mary In The Junkyard – New Muscles

‘New Muscles’, the latest track from Mary In The Junkyard, is deceptively grungy and industrial, with new album ‘Role Model Hermit’ coming July 3rd.

Mary In The Junkyard say that ‘New Muscles‘ was written after drummer David Addison joined a gym and the track does have a certain industrial quality to it.

‘New Muscles‘ has been in the band’s live set rotation since 2025 and begins with a set of ceramic-sounding hits, where the collective percussion chinks and parries off one another. The main vocal hook of the track is a series of angelic and oscillating ‘Do doooos‘ that feed into ‘New Muscles” overall stripped back feel and is ripe for some wavey hand movements.

Clari Freeman- Taylor’s vocals are a constant whisper; the voice in the back of the gym-goer’s head. “I’m a creature of instinct. I could take you down with one finger.” What really brings this track together are the low, muted bass chords and the strings with their grungy and steampunky undertones. Through these instruments, there are echoes of the accordion that the track was originally composed on.

The video for this track was filmed in South-East London with both Freeman-Taylor and bassist, Saya Barbagila, learing Muay Thai for the shoot.

Mary In The Junkyard‘s debut album ‘Role Model Hermit‘ is out July 3rd.

Watch the video for ‘New Muscles‘ here:

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Catch Mary In The Junkyard at the following:

02 July – Kingston, UK – Banquet Records

03 July – Brighton, UK – Resident

04 July – London, UK – Rough Trade East

05 July – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade Bristol

06 July – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade Nottingham

07 July – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade Liverpool

08 July – Leeds, UK – Vinyl Whistle

09 July – Manchester, UK – HMV Manchester

10 July – Glasgow, UK – Assai Glasgow

UK Headline Tour 2026

22 Sep – Dublin, IRE – The Grand Social

23 Sep – Belfast, NI – Ulster Sports Club

25 Sep – Edinburgh, UK – Cabaret Voltaire
26 Sep – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club

27 Sep – Birmingham, UK – Hare and Hounds

29 Sep – Manchester, UK – Gorilla

30 Sep – London, UK – Heaven

01 Oct – Bristol, UK – Exchange

02 Oct – Hitchin, UK – Club 85

05 Oct – Paris, FR – La Bellevilloise

06 Oct – Brussels, BEL – Botanique – The Rotonde

07 Oct – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown

08 Oct – Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet

US Headline Tour Dates 2026 

02 Nov – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon

04 Nov – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop

06 Nov – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

07 Nov – Seattle, WA – Barboza

10 Nov – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
11 Nov – Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
13 Nov – Toronto, ON – The Garrison

14 Nov – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus

18 Nov – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right

20 Nov – Washington, DC – DC9

21 Nov – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA

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