Following swiftly on from ‘Carpet’, Lande Hekt’s new song ‘The Future’ is mainly about the stark and bleak reality of climate change, as referred to with the lyrics ‘Think about the future/There might not be one/There probably won’t be one.’ Lande explains that the song “is also about getting older, trying to exist in a truly horrible world and trying to be a good person (and often not succeeding). It’s an homage to my friend who taught me that you can’t ignore environmental issues and showed me how scary it all is. We’re all running out of time.”

'The Future’ is the second track to be revealed from Lande’s forthcoming debut solo EP, Gigantic Disappointment, a collection of seven songs which is set for release November 15. The songs, which also include the already released ‘Carpet’, were recorded with Ben David of The Hard Aches at his studio on top of a hill in Cudlee Creek, which is in the Adelaide Hills in Australia.

As vocalist and guitarist in Exeter indie punk band Muncie Girls, Lande is no stranger to playing shows across the UK and further afield but now she’s striking out solo and will accompany the release of Gigantic Disappointment with a clutch of her own live dates with various musical friends.

Tour Dates:

Sunday, 6th Oct - Exeter, The Cavern (with Cheerbleederz)

Monday, 18th Nov - Bristol, The Exchange (with Soot Sprite)

Tuesday, 19th Nov - Exeter, The Cavern (with Soot Sprite)

Wednesday, 20th Nov - Southampton, The Hobbit (with Soot Sprite)

Thursday, 21st Nov - Brighton, Rossi Bar (with Soot Sprite)

Friday, 22nd Nov - London, Sister Midnight

Lande Hekt of Exeter indie punk trio, Muncie Girls, has recorded a collection of seven songs which she’ll be releasing as an EP on November 15. Titled Gigantic Disappointment, these songs were recorded with Ben David of The Hard Aches at his studio on top of a hill in Cudlee Creek, which is in the Adelaide Hills in Australia. “It was the first time I’ve ever played all the instruments on a recording before,” says Lande. “We recorded a guide guitar track and then I recorded the drums along to that, then bass, then guitar, then vocals, then extras. It was 37 degrees every day and the studio is self-sustainable so it was nice to be drinking rain water, but it was warm rain water. Every day two kangaroos would come to the house and stare at us.” 

The first single to be released is ‘Carpet’, a song “about the weird feelings you get when your friends move away. It’s also about old habits and wishing you could stand up for yourself more.” Experimenting with ‘80s influences, and with Replacements and Sleater-Kinney on repeat, Lande opened herself up to experimenting with different sounds and approaches, whilst still coming up with some typically poignant, catchy, and ultimately classic compositions. 

The EP is about trying to exist in a truly horrible world and trying to be a good person (and often not succeeding), it’s about tackling anxiety and long distance relationships, it’s about quitting drinking and feeling isolated, it’s about prioritising getting your own shit together over dating. “I did a lot of traveling and touring when I recorded Gigantic Disappointment, so time was often either dragging or suspended,” says Lande, continuing “The first song I wrote for the release - ‘The Future’ - references climate change and how we are all running out of time.” 

Tour Dates w/ Soot Sprite: 

Mon 18th November - Bristol at The Exchange 

Tues 19th November - Exeter at The Cavern 

Thurs 21st November - Brighton at Rossi Ba