Moontype sign to Orindal, announce US tour dates, share new single & video "Long Country" 11 Feb 2025

photo credit: Emerson Hunton

"Moontype radiate the kind of feelings we’re all chasing." — Paste Magazine

Orindal is proud to welcome to the label one of our very favorite Chicago bands, Moontype!

In 2021, Moontype released their debut LP Bodies of Water. A brand new Chicago band on a small independent label (Born Yesterday), the record made an outsized impact, capturing the attention of outlets like The New York Times, NPR, Stereogum and Pitchfork on the strength of the clear-eyed songwriting of the band's singer/bassist Margaret McCarthy, and the band's gauzy, math-y and full-hearted indie rock. In the years since, the band have toured extensively and remained active in their hometown, sharing stages with artists like Frankie Cosmos, Pile, NNAMDÏ, Remember Sports and Finom, but it's been nearly four years since they've shared new music.

After the release of their debut, Moontype underwent a recharging period of major and minor transformations. “I have gotten better at being alone, and found ways to feel strong and powerful in myself,” says McCarthy. “I'm better at having the relationships I want to have and setting the boundaries I want to set. For this record, I didn't shy away from dark or hard things, like loneliness, sadness, anger, and disconnection.”

During that time, the band’s lineup grew with the additions of Patter’s Joe Suihkonen, whose other band the Deals has featured collaborations from McCarthy and Moontype drummer Emerson Hunton, and Andrew Clinkman of Spirits Having Fun. “Getting asked to join this band was a beautiful thing for me,” says Clinkman. “It was exciting to be able to play with what was my favorite band already.”

Today, the band are returning to announce their signing to Orindal Records and share a new single called "Long Country," which was produced by Katie von Schleicher & Nate Mendelsohn.

Find "Long Country" on your preferred streaming service HERE.

Watch the "Long Country" music video directed by Ian Kelly:

“Long Country” connects the sonic and emotional threads between the first iteration of Moontype and this new one. Over glistening guitars, McCarthy coos, “I wanna feel good every hour of the day.” Eventually, the track curls into something more menacing and eerie. The tempo slows and guitars leisurely strum as she sings, “The truth will hurt too much, the walls you built are strong enough / Nothing can set you free, so steel yourself, go forward blindly.” It eventually peaks into a blistering wall of sound and throughout, it’s unpredictable and thrilling—a testament to McCarthy’s vivacious melodic sensibilities.

McCarthy says of the track:

"I wrote " Long Country" during the early pandemic but it’s a feeling I’ve had many times, feeling trapped in who and where I am. I want to escape, drive far away, but wherever you go there you are. Sometimes it feels impossible to change the emotional patterns you’ve built for yourself.

This is the only song where all four of us sing at the same time, and that’s always a special moment."

Moontype are touring across the American Midwest & up the East Coast in March! You'll find ticket links & more info HERE.