Moontype announce new album I Let The Wind Push Down On Me, share music video for "Four Hands ii" Posted 19 Mar 2025
photo credit: Emerson Hunton
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.
Last month, Moontype returned to announce their signing to Orindal Records and share a new single called "Long Country," and today the band are returning to announce their sophomore LP, I Let The Wind Push Down On Me (out May 23rd on Orindal).
Following the 2021 release of Bodies of Water, the band underwent a recharging period of major and minor transformations. 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.
Produced by Katie Von Schleicher and Nate Mendelsohn, Moontype's second album, serves as a reinvention for the band—not just for their new and expanded lineup—but for how McCarthy navigates the changes in her own life and the messy feelings she sings about. It's a patient document of feeling things out, being easy on yourself, and finding the beauty in small moments, which "Four Hands ii" exemplifies.
Listen to "Four Hands ii" on your preferred streaming platform HERE.
Watch the "Four Hands ii" music video directed by Ian Kelly:
As
McCarthy became more at ease with herself and her writing, the songs
came together seamlessly. Even tracks that initially presented
challenges, like “Four Hands ii,” turned into North Stars once the band
figured out where it should go. This ineffable creative rhythm gave them
the confidence to hit the studio. First was a session in Chicago at
Jamdek Studios where they’d track each tune as straightforwardly as
possible. “This was our “Rock Band” session,” jokes Hunton. Then, they
intentionally gave themselves a few months to sit with the material
before they decamped to Maryland and New York to record with Katie Von
Schleicher and Nate Mendelsohn. There, they worked on overdubs, vocals,
and tweaking the arrangements. The distance between the two sessions
allowed them to reimagine and recontextualize the material. “We made a
record in Chicago. Then we went to Maryland and broke it,” says
Suihkonen.
McCarthy says of the track:
"This one is about desire. Body desire, but it’s the same as the feeling of needing to drive really fast with the windows down and the music loud.
"It
took a while for us to figure this one out, but it’s become one of our
favorites to play. I think the trick was finding the shape, the swells
and the dips."
Pre-order I Let The Wind Push Down On Me on color vinyl, classic black vinyl or digital formats HERE.
Catch Moontype on tour! More info & tickets HERE.
