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mary in the junkyard drop new album preview ‘Candelabra’

The trio are set to mark their summer LP release with an intimate instore tour, too.

mary in the junkyard drop new 'Role Model Hermit' preview 'Candelabra'

London art-rockers mary in the junkyard have continued to quietly build anticipation for their forthcoming debut album ‘Role Model Hermit’ (arriving on 3rd July via AMF Records) with new track ‘Candelabra’ - a gentle finger-picked offering that acts as a beautiful epitome of youthful anguish. 

Following in the footsteps of lead single ‘Crash Landing’, ‘Candelabra’ strips away the layered dynamism of its predecessor to spotlight frontwoman Clari Freeman-Taylor’s haunting vocals, as she inhabits the consciousness of her 17 year-old self. “‘Candelabra’ was written many years ago - it was one of my first sad songs,” she has explained, noting that “it has got all of my teenage angst written into it”.

Revisit our Class of 2025 interview with mary in the junkyard and listen to the band’s newest offering below. 

‘Role Model Hermit’ tracklist:
1. Mantra III
2. Blood
3. Seek And Destroy
4. New Muscles
5. Myrtle
6. Peter The Dog
7. Crash Landing
8. Welcome break
9. Candelabra
10. Thou Shalt Sprout
11. Mouse

Catch MITJ live on their intimate album release in-store tour on the following dates:

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

Get tickets to watch mary in the junkyard live now.

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