New Music Albums: HOPING AS A COPING MECHANISM (MOULD)

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Artist:
MOULD

Genre:
Alternative/Indie Rock
Pop/Rock
Post-Punk

Total Time:
35:00

Record Label:
5dB Records

Purchase Album:
Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Spotify

Release Date
July 24, 2026

Find out more about this album release after the jump.

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Product Description: 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."

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Misanthrope (02:59)

2 . Float (03:15)

3 . Emotive Language (02:51)

4 . Tapes (02:16)

5 . Lucid (02:56)

6 . Hatching (04:24)

7 . /// (01:03)

8 . Superseded (02:25)

9 . Falling Posture (02:58)

10 . Reshaping Nothing (02:53)

11 . Lists Mould & Perfect Binding (02:21)

12 . ecades (02:11)

13 .Humm (03:12)

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