Mould Hoping as a Coping Mechanism Vinyl LP Due Out 10/07/26
Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 10th July, 2026
Mould - Hoping as a Coping Mechanism
Tracklist:
- Misanthrope
- Float
- Emotive Language
- Tapes
- Lucid
- Hatching
- Superseded
- Falling Posture
- Reshaping Nothing
- Lists (with Perfect Binding)
- Decades
- Humm
Written in snatches of time in hometown Bristol, recorded in London's 5dB Studios and produced by Sean Oakley (Georgia, Scaler, Sorry), who flew in from LA especially for the project, 'Hoping as a Coping Mechanism' is the strongest display of MOULD's talents yet.
In their own words, it's "more focussed, paced and thought-out." Over 13 tracks that explore the horrors of the outside world and the internal minefield of the brain, MOULD's debut also hits with the thrills of a brilliant live band who've distilled that energy to tape.
The title comes from a line taken from the time signature-warping 'Emotive Language' that distills what it means to be a band in 2026 down to one concise sentiment. "This has always been the dream, playing with your mates and making good songs and getting to tour and make records," says Kane. "But the realities of trying to start a band now, when you're 30 and also have other goals at the same time are hard. We'd be doing it regardless, but you have to learn a lot."
This duality runs throughout the record, where tracks like lead single 'Float' speak of "strolling through hellscapes" of social media yet surround their frustrations with the sort of barbed, visceral musicality that sounds like if Interpol had grown up in gloomy, rain-soaked Britain. "You're endlessly doom scrolling, past a funny video of a sausage, and then there's Farage and then there's an ad for something," Joe says of the track. "That mindnumbing flashy distraction turns you into idiots."
Started the campaign with first single, Float landing on BBC Radio 6 Music B-List.
Second single 'Lists', premiered on 6Music Huw Stevens Show, now on 6Music B-List.
DSP editorial support across Spotify, Apple Music & Shazam on major playlists.
Press: DIY NEU, Dork HYPE: Best New Artists, Rolling Stone UK's Hot New Songs, Line of Best Fit
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Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 10th July, 2026
Mould - Hoping as a Coping Mechanism
Tracklist:
- Misanthrope
- Float
- Emotive Language
- Tapes
- Lucid
- Hatching
- Superseded
- Falling Posture
- Reshaping Nothing
- Lists (with Perfect Binding)
- Decades
- Humm
Written in snatches of time in hometown Bristol, recorded in London's 5dB Studios and produced by Sean Oakley (Georgia, Scaler, Sorry), who flew in from LA especially for the project, 'Hoping as a Coping Mechanism' is the strongest display of MOULD's talents yet.
In their own words, it's "more focussed, paced and thought-out." Over 13 tracks that explore the horrors of the outside world and the internal minefield of the brain, MOULD's debut also hits with the thrills of a brilliant live band who've distilled that energy to tape.
The title comes from a line taken from the time signature-warping 'Emotive Language' that distills what it means to be a band in 2026 down to one concise sentiment. "This has always been the dream, playing with your mates and making good songs and getting to tour and make records," says Kane. "But the realities of trying to start a band now, when you're 30 and also have other goals at the same time are hard. We'd be doing it regardless, but you have to learn a lot."
This duality runs throughout the record, where tracks like lead single 'Float' speak of "strolling through hellscapes" of social media yet surround their frustrations with the sort of barbed, visceral musicality that sounds like if Interpol had grown up in gloomy, rain-soaked Britain. "You're endlessly doom scrolling, past a funny video of a sausage, and then there's Farage and then there's an ad for something," Joe says of the track. "That mindnumbing flashy distraction turns you into idiots."
Started the campaign with first single, Float landing on BBC Radio 6 Music B-List.
Second single 'Lists', premiered on 6Music Huw Stevens Show, now on 6Music B-List.
DSP editorial support across Spotify, Apple Music & Shazam on major playlists.
Press: DIY NEU, Dork HYPE: Best New Artists, Rolling Stone UK's Hot New Songs, Line of Best Fit
