Released 4 November, it will consist of a double LP housed in a gatefold jacket and obi strip, a booklet with exclusive in-studio photos and handwritten lyrics from singer Katie Ball, as well as an art print of English artist Graham Dean’s ‘In The Water Waiting’ painting that features on the ‘Heart Under’ album cover. Tracklisting and photos can be found below.

‘Heart Under’ has been one of the most acclaimed rock records of 2022 so far, landing #1 on the Independent Album Chart in Ireland, and a current spot at #4 in the Metacritic Best Albums of 2022 Chart with an impressive score of 89. It’s an album that asks you to forget what you know – at every turn, reconfiguring and stretching the ideas and ambition of a rock band, and turns a year of lockdown and personal struggles into a breathtaking artistic statement.

‘Heart Under’ was primarily recorded at Attica Studios in rural Donegal (Ireland) with additional recording and post-production then completed at home. The album was produced by the band and mixed by David Wrench, whose previous collaborators include Frank Ocean, Let’s Eat Grandma, Jamie xx, FKA twigs and beyond. The title, ‘Heart Under’, comes from the lyric “the heart under its foot” from album track “Sore,” and throughout recording the band discussed the idea of wanting the listener to feel like they’re on a train going through a tunnel.

Just Mustard recently earned an opening slot on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury, with NME describing it as “one of the best sets of weekend”. The band also recently stopped by KEXP studios in Seattle for a scorching four song performance,

Following a worldwide tour earlier this year supporting labelmates Fontaines D.C., the band are now looking onto their first-ever headline North American tour, plus a run of UK headline dates throughout the Autumn as well as festival appearances at Truck and Tramlines this Summer. The current list of UK shows can be found below:

Just Mustard 2022 – UK tour dates:

22 JUL 2022 / UK / Steventon, Oxfordshire / Truck Festival

23 JUL 2022 / UK / Sheffield, South Yorkshire / Tramlines Festival

01 SEP 2022 / UK / Belfast / The Telegraph (w/ Wolf Alice)

Sept 11 – Ramsgate, Kent, England – Ramsgate Music Hall

Sept 13 – London, England – Village Underground

Sept 14 – Bristol, England – The Exchange

Sept 15 – Brighton, England – Patterns

Sep 16 – Southampton, England – The Loft

Sept 17 – Norwich, England – Voodoo Daddys

Sept 20 – Liverpool, England – Jimmy’s

Sept 21 – Nottingham, England – The Bodega Social Club

Sept 22 – Manchester, England – Band On The Wall

Sept 23 – Glasgow, Scotland – Broadcast

Sept 25 – Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club

PRAISE FOR ‘HEART UNDER’

“Thrillingly untraditional” – NME ★★★★★

“‘Heart Under’ is simultaneously ghostly and glorious, a wretched yet emancipatory tornado of distorted dissonance that places the band among the vanguard of the British Isles’ ever-crowded post-punk scene.”- Paste (8.5)

“Just Mustard dazzle” – The Telegraph (UK) ★★★★★

“Honing the epic of ‘Disintegration’-era Cure, during the Bloodiest of Valentines” – DIY 4.5/5 Stars

“the type of music you wish more post-punk revivalists, bedroom pop darlings, and even some shoegaze traditionalists would aspire to make more of.” – The Line of Best Fit (9/10)

“moments of atonal abandon are immersive and bewildering, turning every song into a funhouse mirror.” – Pitchfork (7.7)

“smeared with screechy guitar warbles that shape the reverse-reverb gooiness of My Bloody Valentine into darker, spookier forms.” – Revolver

“quite possibly the most unexpected and exciting sound in rock ‘n’ roll today.” – Monster Children

“Ireland’s buzziest new band” – Fader

“Just Mustard are pushing the envelope when it comes to emotive sonics…simultaneously dismantling and progressive” – Stereogum

“There’s simply no precedent for much of what Just Mustard is bringing to Shoegaze” – Austin Chronicle

“Katie Ball acts as equal parts lyricist and hypnotist, her voice holding the sort of eldritch allure usually attributed to sirens enticing unsuspecting sailors to violent deaths.” – Document Journal