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<\/p>\nMOULD are continuing their rise through the UK\u2019s underground scene with the release of ferocious new single \u2018Lucid\u2019, the latest track to be lifted from their upcoming debut album \u2018Hoping As A Coping Mechanism\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 6 Music, the track sees the Bristol trio pushing further into heavier territory, combining wiry post-punk tension with massive hooks and the kind of raw energy that\u2019s made them one of the UK\u2019s most talked-about new live bands.<\/p>\n
Set for release on July 10 via 5dB Records, \u2018Hoping As A Coping Mechanism\u2019 was written across fragmented moments back home in Bristol before being recorded at London\u2019s 5dB Studios with producer Sean Oakley, whose previous work includes collaborations with Georgia, Scaler and Sorry.<\/p>\n
While the band describe the album as \u201cmore focused, paced and thought-out\u201d, it still sounds driven by the chaos and unpredictability that\u2019s become central to MOULD\u2019s identity. Across 13 tracks, the record dives headfirst into anxiety, frustration and the exhausting noise of modern life, while still carrying the urgency of a band built for sweaty rooms and packed-out venues.<\/p>\n
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New single \u2018Lucid\u2019 might be one of the clearest examples of that balance yet. Built around jagged riffs and pounding rhythms, the track swings between aggression and melody without losing momentum for a second. It follows previous singles \u2018Float\u2019, \u2018Falling Posture\u2019 and \u2018Lists\u2019, all of which landed strong support from BBC 6 Music.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the track, vocalist and guitarist Joe Sherrin said: \u201cSuppressing what we want to do or say, the last line is \u2018there\u2019s more to life than stability\u2019, which is basically telling the voice in the rest of the song that life\u2019s too short for worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alongside the album release, MOULD have also announced a UK headline tour for October, while continuing to build momentum with support from publications including NME, DIY, Dork and Rolling Stone UK.<\/p>\n
The band are also due to appear at Download Festival next month ahead of a run of in-store performances celebrating the album\u2019s release.<\/p>\n
At a time when post-punk is overcrowded with copycats, MOULD feel like one of the few bands actually pushing the genre somewhere exciting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\u201cAn uneasy yet fully entertaining soundscape across its six tracks\u201d\u00a0DIY Magazine<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSeismic post-punk from Bristol\u201d\u00a0Clash<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFast spreading musical gold\u2026ready to bloom into one of the UK\u2019s most exciting new acts\u201d\u00a0Dork Magazine<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMOULD come armed with a spit-and-sawdust ferocity that makes them stand out on their own\u201d\u00a0Rolling Stone UK<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
Live Dates<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n 14 JUN \u2013 Download Festival, Donington (UK)\u00a0 \u00a0Bodega, Nottingham (UK)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MOULD are continuing their rise through the UK\u2019s underground scene with the release of ferocious new single \u2018Lucid\u2019,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":975116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8818],"tags":[271675,381,748,393,4884,271676,271677,2401,16,15],"class_list":["post-975115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bristol","tag-bbc-6-music","tag-bristol","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-mould-band","tag-mould-band-bristol","tag-post-punk","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116611638622219023","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=975115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/975116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=975115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=975115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=975115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
4 JUL \u2013 Paint By Numbers Festival, Bristol (UK)\u00a0
5 JUL \u2013 Paint By Numbers Festival, Nottingham (UK)\u00a0
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16 OCT \u2013 Green Door Store, Brighton (UK)\u00a0
21 OCT \u2013 Oslo Hackney, London (UK)\u00a0
22 OCT \u2013 YES Basement, Manchester (UK)\u00a0
23 OCT \u2013 Oporto, Leeds (UK)\u00a0
24 OCT \u2013 Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham (UK)\u00a0
28 OCT \u2013 Joiners, Southampton (UK)\u00a0
29 OCT \u2013 Thekla, Bristol (UK)\u00a0
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