MX LONELY reveal plans for new EP, PERFECT HOUSE

PERFECT HOUSE follows the band’s debut album ALL MONSTERS released earlier this year, with “March 16th” arriving as the first preview.

Speaking about the new single, the band explain: “‘March 16th’ was originally written as an instrumental during the recording of ALL MONSTERS. It was one we all really loved, but didn’t quite fit into the world of the record. When Caitlin came into our studio to track harmonies and additional guitar on “Ex Rae Punk,” we decided in the moment that it would be cool to try some ideas on “March” as well. Caitlin came up with the hook almost immediately, and Jake added a weaving harmony. Rae contributed the counter-melody “I love you so” later on in the tracking process. We did the final take of Caitlin and Jake’s verse/choruses that same night, with both of them tracking vocals live, simultaneously - singing the song through in entire takes, leaving a space for where Rae’s verse would ultimately land.”

"Lyrically, ‘March 16th’ references the Brown University shooting, which had happened the day before the session on December 13th, 2025,” they continue. A friend of Caitlin’s had been in lockdown at the school in the aftermath. The song explores the proximity to tragedy and the cyclical nature of violence: we’ve been here before."

PERFECT HOUSE is described as a “collection of love letters about a house burning down”, contrasting the darker tones of PERFECT HOUSE. "In October last year we sat down in our basement studio and picked these four songs from a slew of demos made during the lifespan of MX," they say of how the EP came to be. "Instead of rerecording, we used the demos as skeletons and started adding and subtracting new elements, shaping them into songs."

PERFECT HOUSE artwork

PERFECT HOUSE tracklist

"March 16th"
"Ex Rae Punk"
"Twenty Seconds"
"Song"
"Bird"