Mt. Misery

Middlesbrough Gigs proudly present

Mt. Misery

+ Yeavering Bells

Initially a solo-project for Hartlepool based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Smith, Mt. Misery ‘officially’ became a band in early 2019 and quickly became firm favourites of the grizzled North East indie-pop fraternity.

Their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Once Home, No Longer’ was released via Prefect Records (Ex-Void, The Natvral, The Tubs) in 2021, alongside a long-since sold-out limited edition Rough Trade Exclusive vinyl. A digital EP followed in August 2022, thanks to the support of PRS Foundation’s ‘Open Fund’.

They recently added a fourth member and bought distortion pedals, before spending a week in a cottage on the banks of Loch Fyne in western Scotland to record a new album, due November 2024 via Prefect Records. The trip was during a very hot week at the height of midgie season, and the water went off on their second to last day there. They lost the plot a bit towards the end and spent most of the time with bug nets over their heads, trying not to melt.

Like all good indie-pop bands, their whimsical live performances simultaneously break hearts and put smiles on faces. For fans of: Teenage Fanclub / Sea Urchins / Fountains of Wayne / The Lemonheads / Alvvays.

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“A haloed piece of Northern guitar pop” – Clash

“An essential summer discovery” – Record Collector

“A quintessentially British flavour of storytelling that’s both heartfelt and believable” – The Line of Best Fit

“One of the great pop acts from the UK” – Austin Town Hall

“Hartlepool’s most wholesome indie band” – Far Out Magazine

“A stunning piece of West Coast pop with the warmest melodies you may well hear all year. Perfect. 5/5” – NARC. Magazine

“Perfectly formed pop with more than enough depth to keep you coming back for more” – For The Rabbits

“Pillowy pop gems” – Raven Sings The Blues

“A glorious warm-to-the-touch slice of nostalgia and heartbreak sprinkled with enough left coast hooks and melodies to shake off even the hardiest of seasonal hangovers” – God Is In The TV

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