Mary In The Junkyard explore “the bowels of the city” on chaotic new single ‘Drains’

Mary In The Junkyard have shared a new single called ‘Drains’ – you can listen to it below.

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The song marks the first material from the London band and former NME Cover stars in 2025, following the release of their breakthrough 2024 debut EP ‘This Old House’.

Boasting a raw and distorted rock sound, ‘Drains’ is described as a “driving track” that sees Mary In The Junkyard “digging into their heavier side and embracing a sense of propulsion”.

It sees songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Clari Freeman-Taylor showcase the wilder side of her range. Things become more chaotic towards the end of the single, as the singer lets out a primal scream while David Addison unleashes a flurry of drum fills.

In a statement about the song, Freeman-Taylor explained: “I am curious about the bowels of the city, we don’t see what’s below but there are many pipes and caves. And my friend once said, ‘If you bury yourself, I will dig you out again’, and I wanted to immortalise it because it made me feel so warm.”

‘Drains’ is accompanied by a black-and-white official video, directed by Edie Lawrence. The visuals combine puppetry and live-action, and debut a new look for Mary In The Junkyard. Tune in here:

A press release promises “more music on the horizon” from the group, telling fans to “stay tuned for more news”.

Mary In The Junkyard are currently supporting Wet Leg on their UK headline tour. Freeman-Taylor and co. finished a run of North American dates earlier this year, including their first-ever SXSW.

This summer, they’ll open for The Murder Capital at their “biggest headline show to date” in Dublin.

Speaking to NME for the Cover last November, Freeman-Taylor said a run of festival dates in 2024 had given the band a deeper understanding of what it took to nurture the “very different type of friendship” they share.

“I feel like we really have each other’s backs,” she explained. “We have learned what it’s like to spend stressful days together, and be completely silent when we need to.”

In a four-star review of ‘This Old House’, NME praised the trio’s “bewitching art-pop” that “soars above the hype”. It added: “Let their music pour out of your speakers and into your life. Get out and experience the flesh, blood, guts and grit of this band in all of their glory and promise.”

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