Mary in the Junkyard

Mary in the Junkyard
Performing at Wilderness Festival in 2025.
Performing at Wilderness Festival in 2025.
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2022 (2022)–present
LabelAMF Records
Members
  • Clari Freeman-Taylor
  • Saya Barbaglia
  • David Addison
Websitemaryinthejunkyard.tmstor.es

Mary in the Junkyard (stylized in all lowercase) are a British band from London. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Clari Freeman-Taylor, viola and bass player Saya Barbaglia and drummer David Addison.[1] The band are signed with All My Friends (AMF) Records.[2] They have been compared to Adrianne Lenker[3] and Wolf Alice.[4]

History

The band began while all three members were teenagers. Freeman-Taylor and Barbaglia first met at a classical music summer camp, aged 14,[5] when they were assigned by a camp counsellor to perform a piece together.[6] Freeman-Taylor and Addison knew each other from their time as part of the band Second Thoughts.[5]

In 2022, Freeman-Taylor managed to get a gig at the Cavendish Arms in Stockwell, for which she enlisted Barbaglia and Addison to be a part of her band; this effectively became the first Mary in the Junkyard performance.[7] Following this, the band soon became a regular name on the billing at The Windmill, Brixton.[5]

When the band was still new, they all lived together,[6] along with the Little Grandad guitarist Ned Ashcroft.[8]

Before forming Little Grandad, Jack Lower, the lead singer and bassist of the band, was their tour manager.[8]

In 2024, during a show in New York they mentioned on stage that they were in need of a place to stay.[7] The band ended up staying with Todd Eckert, who attended the show, and his partner Marina Abramović. Since then the band have played a private show for them and their peers, and become "firm friends" with Abramović.[9]

In 2025, they supported Wet Leg on their "Moisturizer" tour.[10]

Releases

In October 2023, they released their first single, "Tuesday", alongside a music video.[11] The song was recorded the previous December, and has become a staple ending for the band's live shows.[12]

In February 2024, the 2nd single, "Ghost", was released,[13][14] followed shortly by a music video directed by Freeman-Taylor and Rhory Danniells.[15] In May, the band released their debut EP titled This Old House[4][16]—including "Ghost", and "Tuesday" on vinyl—produced by Richard Russell, the head of XL Recordings.[7] Alongside the announcement of their EP in March, the band released the single "Marble Arch".[17][18]

In November 2024, the band released a new song titled "This Is My California"[19][20]—produced by Craig Silvey,[21] who has worked with the Rolling Stones and Florence + the Machine[22]—and in December 2024 the band released the song "Bear Walk".[23]

In 2025, Freeman-Taylor was featured on the song "Swamp Dream #3" by Everything Is Recorded, as part of the album Temporary.[24] Later that year, they released the singles "Drains" and "Midori"—both concert staples—followed by music videos for each.[25][26][27]

In July 2026, the band released their debut album Role Model Hermit, it featured singles "Crash Landing", "Candelabra", "New Muscles", "Mouse",[28] and "Blood".[29] The album was produced by Oli Bayston, in his studio during the summer of 2025,[7] and by Ben Baptie.[30] The cover for the album was born by a collaboration with creative director Daisy Ayscough and it features Freeman-Taylor wearing prosthetics in order to resemble the character from their song "Mouse".[9] The song "New Muscles" was originally written on the accordion and is reportedly "about David [Addison] joining a gym". The music video for the song was directed by Barbaglia, Daisy Ayscough, and Luke Grieve, and depicts a fight between Barbaglia and Freeman-Taylor.[30] There is also a music video for the song "Blood".[29]

Discography

  • This Old House (EP) (2024)

Singles

Title Year Album
"Tuesday" 2023 Non-album single
"Ghost" 2024 This Old House
"Marble Arch"
"This Is My California" Non-album singles
"Bear Walk"
"Drains" 2025
"Midori
"Crash Landing" 2026 Role Model Hermit
"Candelabra"
"New Muscles"
"Mouse"
"Blood"


References

  1. ↑ Jibril, Halima (23 February 2024). "mary in the junkyard is the band making 'angry, weepy, chaos rock'". Dazed. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roster – AMF Records". Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Merrick, Hayden (3 September 2023). "Mary In The Junkyard might be the quintessential End Of The Road band". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Greer, Vicky. "Mary In The Junkyard – This Old House". The Skinny. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Carter, Daisy (8 January 2025). "Class Of 2025: mary in the junkyard". DIY. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Sartini Garner, Sadie (7 July 2026). "mary in the junkyard: Role Model Hermit Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Vozick-Levinson, Simon (23 June 2026). "Get swept up in Mary in the Junkyard's dream world". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 Merrick, Hayden (12 May 2026). "Little Grandad: "We're a bit too poppy to be a Windmill band"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 Wright, Lisa (20 May 2026). "Meet Marina Abramović's favourite new band: emerging indie group Mary In The Junkyard". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Pearis, Bill. "Wet Leg announce North American tour with mary in the junkyard". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Boothroyd, Eve (3 October 2023). "So Young Magazine - Listen - Mary in the Junkyard - Tuesday". So Young Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Williams, Sophie (5 October 2023). "Mary In The Junkyard's 'Tuesday' marks the arrival of an essential new band". NME. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (16 February 2024). "mary in the junkyard's 'ghost' Is A Powerful Step Forwards | News". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 12 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Martin, Peter (16 February 2024). "So Young Magazine - Listen - mary in the junkyard - Ghost". So Young Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  15. ↑ maryinthejunkyrdVEVO (22 February 2024). mary in the junkyard - ghost. Retrieved 12 August 2026 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Renshaw, David. "Mary In The Junkyard are writing mini indie rock horror epics". The Fader. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle (27 March 2024). "Mary In The Junkyard – "Marble Arch"". Stereogum. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Kelly, Tyler. "mary in the junkyard announce their debut EP, This Old House". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  19. ↑ Murray, Robin (14 November 2024). "mary in the junkyard Share New Song 'this is my california'". Clash. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Taylor, Sam (14 November 2024). "mary in the junkyard reach for their dreams with new single, 'this is my california'". Dork. Dork. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  21. ↑ Atanasiu, Irina (15 November 2024). "mary in the junkyard - 'this is my california'". When The Horn Blows. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Craig Silvey - Mix with the Masters". mixwiththemasters.com. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Taylor, Sam (4 December 2024). "Mary In The Junkyard have dropped their final song of 2024, 'Bear Walk'". Dork. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  24. ↑ "Everything Is Recorded has teamed up with Mary In The Junkyard for 'Swamp Dream #3'". Dork. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  25. ↑ Mosk, Mitch (30 July 2025). "Slipping Down the "Drains" with mary in the junkyard: British Band-to-Watch on Chaos, Connection, & Catharsis". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Skinner, Tom (28 May 2025). "Mary In The Junkyard explore "the bowels of the city" on chaotic new single 'Drains'". NME. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  27. ↑ Martin, Peter (19 September 2025). "So Young Magazine - Listen - mary in the junkyard - midori". So Young Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Mary In The Junkyard's final single is about a fisherman in a former life with a mouse in his pocket". whynow. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  29. 1 2 "mary in the junkyard debuts video for "Blood"". 30 June 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  30. 1 2 "Mary In The Junkyard share new single 'New Muscles' ahead of debut album Role Model Hermit". whynow. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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