Mamalarky announce new album, touring with Hinds (hear “1 Best of All Time”)

LA band Mamalarky have announced their third album, Hex Key, which will be out April 11 via Epitaph. It’s their first for the label and they made it at their home studio. “A lot of this record is about reconciling with rage, finding a way to create something useful with it,” says the band’s Livvy Bennett. “You can’t really talk yourself out of a feeling, but there’s always a good place to put them.”

The album includes previously released singles “Nothing Lasts Forever” and “Feels So Wrong,” and they’ve just shared the effervescent, harmony-filled and groovy “#1 Best of All Time.” Says Bennett, “Through a lot of games of UNO I’ve discovered I’m actually a pretty competitive person. And somehow, the feeling of losing has become highly motivating to me. I always feel like I’m competing against myself, trying to best my last attempt at whatever I’ve set out to do. Like, you probably can’t be the best of all time, but you’ll always be the best you of all time–no one can dispute that. I wanted to write something that felt powerful but funny, too, like laughing in the face of doubt. Cause betting on yourself even when you feel like a losing horse pays off in big ways! If you can make yourself feel like you’re winning right at the moment of failure and only measure yourself against your own barometers, you’re gonna be a lot happier.”

You can watch the video below.

Mamalarky will be on tour with Hinds this spring, with dates on the West Coast and Southwest. All dates are listed below.

Hex Key by Mamalarky

Hex Key
1. Broken Bones
2. Won’t Give Up
3. The Quiet
4. Hex Key
5. Anhedonia
6. #1 Best of All Time
7. Take Me
8. MF
9. Blow Up
10. Blush
11. Nothing Lasts Forever
12. Feels So Wrong
13. Here’s Everything

Mamalarky – 2025 Tour Dates:
3/21 – The Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA *
3/22 – SLO Brew – San Luis Obispo, CA *
3/23 – The New Paris – Oakland, CA *
3/27 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA *
3/28 – Wise Hall – Vancouver, BC *
3/29 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR *
3/30 – Treefort Fest – Boise, ID *
4/1 – Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM *
4/3 – Resonant Head – Oklahoma City, OK *
4/4 – Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX *
4/5 – Hotel Vegas – Austin, TX *
4/8 – The Underground – Mesa. AZ *
4/9 – Music Box – San Diego, CA *

* w/ Hinds