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mary in the junkyard step into the ring in video for latest single ‘New Muscles’
The trio have also shared plans for a 2026 headline tour around the UK, Europe, and North America.
London trio mary in the junkyard have continued to amp up anticipation for their debut album ‘Role Model Hermit’ (due out on 3rd July) with the release of their latest single ‘New Muscles’, which follows ‘Crash Landing’ and ‘Candelabra’ to be our third preview of the record.
A hypnotic yet playful cut that centres around drummer David Addison’s rolling percussion, the track has landed accompanied by an equally playful video directed by bassist/viola player Saya Barbaglia, in which she faces up to bandmate Clari Freeman-Taylor for a brutal boxing bout.
“The fight in the video is real and we trained for it for a combined year (Saya 1 year, Clari 1 month),” MITJ have shared, noting that they both learned Muay Thai for the occasion. Of the track itself, the band explain: “”New Muscles’ was originally composed on the accordion, we wrote it about David joining a gym.”
What’s more, the trio have also just announced details of live dates around the UK, Europe, and the USA in support of ‘Role Model Hermit’. Following on from a slate of co-headline shows with Dove Ellis across the pond this month, MITJ are set to play an intimate run of in-store gigs around the UK in July, before kicking off their headline run proper in the Autumn.
You can watch the video for ‘New Muscles’ and find details of the band’s full upcoming live schedule below.
Catch mary in the junkyard on tour this year on the following dates:
MAY 2026
27 Los Angeles, CA, Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (with Dove Ellis)
28 Los Angeles, CA, Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (with Dove Ellis)
30 New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom (with Dove Ellis)
31 New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom (with Dove Ellis)
JULY 2026
02 Kingston, Banquet Records
03 Brighton, Resident
04 London, Rough Trade East
05 Bristol, Rough Trade Bristol
06 Nottingham, Rough Trade Nottingham
07 Liverpool, Rough Trade Liverpool
08 Leeds, Vinyl Whistle
09 Manchester, HMV Manchester
10 Glasgow, Assai Glasgow
SEPTEMBER 2026
22 Dublin, The Grand Social
23 Belfast, Ulster Sports Club
25 Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire
26 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
27 Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
29 Manchester, Gorilla
30 London, Heaven
OCTOBER 2026
01 Bristol, Exchange
02 Hitchin, Club 85
05 Paris, La Bellevilloise
06 Brussels, Botanique - The Rotonde
07 Rotterdam, Rotown
08 Amsterdam, Bitterzoet
NOVEMBER 2026
02 Los Angeles, CA, Zebulon
04 San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop
06 Portland, OR, Mississippi Studios
07 Seattle, WA, Barboza
10 Minneapolis, MN, 7th St Entry
11 Chicago, IL, Empty Bottle
13 Toronto, ON, The Garrison
14 Montreal, QC, Petit Campus
18 Brooklyn, NY, Baby’s All Right
20 Washington, DC, DC9
21 Philadelphia, PA, PhilaMOCA
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