Mongrel Records

28/10/2025

A massive happy birthday to Alex Muller, the powerhouse voice of We Kill Cowboys 🤘
Have an epic day from all of us at Mongrel Records!

Photography by Laura McCullagh

24/10/2025

Alternative rock/psychedelic shoegaze band Filthy Hippies unveil their long-awaited new EP, Waves.

Buy / Stream Waves - https://orcd.co/_waves_
Watch the Video for Waves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSh4XA2K7rM

Following the release of their acclaimed single “Honey,” the EP sees the band diving deeper into their signature haze of reverb-soaked guitars, dreamlike vocals, and emotionally charged lyricism. Across its tracks, Waves captures fleeting moments of beauty and loss, swelling and breaking like the tides that inspired its name.

“Waves’ is best described by a lyric from ‘Air’; ‘It’s like hearts, melting into flames,” says the band. “We just tried to capture simple moments and put them into relatable songs.

26/09/2025

Cape Town’s alternative rock/psychedelic shoegaze outfit Filthy Hippies return with their brand-new single and video, Honey, the first offering from their forthcoming EP Waves, set for release on 24 October 2025.

On Honey, the band leans fully into their shoegaze sensibilities, wrapping listeners in a haze of shimmering guitars, hypnotic textures, and reverb-drenched vocals. Beneath the lush soundscape lies a quiet mourning — a reflection on the unraveling of the world and the helplessness of watching cherished things slip away.

Buy / Stream Honey - https://orcd.co/_honey

Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtZWNaV4I40

Pre-order Waves - https://orcd.co/_waves_

“The track laments the world slowly turning on itself and the inevitable destruction of all the things that we hold dear,” explains vocalist and guitarist Andrew Paine. “It’s a cry for help, knowing that no one is listening anyway.”

26/09/2025

Fast, aggressive, atmospheric, and heartfelt—these are the words that have come to define Johannesburg’s Lower Hollow. Since their formation in 2022, the band has released two full-length albums, toured extensively across South Africa, and carved out their own unique corner of the atmospheric metalcore landscape. With lyrics rooted in themes of anger, pain, death, loss, and alienation, Lower Hollow have consistently transformed raw emotion into cathartic soundscapes that defy genre boundaries.

Their latest release, Threnody: Songs of Perseverance, marks a new chapter. Originally conceived in the wake of transition, the record is both a reimagining and an evolution of their 2023 album Threnody: Songs of Fortitude.

Buy / Stream Threnody: Songs Of Perseverance - https://orcd.co/threnody_perseverance

Just eight months after Fortitude was released, the band faced a major turning point when their vocalist stepped down to focus on fatherhood. Midway through promoting and touring the record, Lower Hollow suddenly found themselves searching for a new voice—and found it in Kathryn Georgina.

The arrival of Kathryn brought a profound shift in dynamic, transforming the band’s sound and igniting a new creative energy. Inspired by the visceral intensity of their live performances with Georgina, Lower Hollow returned to the material from Fortitude and reshaped it through their newly discovered lens.

“Believing in our sound, the songs, and our vision, we decided to offer our audience a version of the album that ultimately reflected the live sound we’d since adopted,” the band explains. “We’ve always been a band that served the songs, and our melodic songwriting process allowed these tracks to take a different shape while still honouring the original sentiment.”

26/09/2025

The Amblers have never been a band to play it safe. Known for their raw grit, honest songwriting, and uncompromising ethos, the South African duo now step into bold new territory with the release of their upcoming EP, Never the Two Shall Part — out today.

Buy / Stream Never The Two Shall Part - https://orcd.co/never2prt

“We’ve branched out a bit,” the band shares. “There’s a lot more synth work and some new production techniques in the mix. But it all still fits. It’s undeniably The Amblers — just more of what’s always been there, waiting to come out.”

25/09/2025

We Kill Cowboys release the video for their latest single Cherry Lips today.

Go and give it some love!

🔗 https://orcd.co/cherry-lipsIn their blistering single Cherry Lips, South African female-fronted alternative rock outfit 'We Kill Cowboys' tackle the chall...

19/09/2025

Happy release day to The Amblers
High Water is the 1st single taken from their upcoming EP "Never The Two Shall Part" out on the 26th September.

Buy / Stream High Water - https://orcd.co/high-water
Pre-Save - Never The Two Shall Part - https://orcd.co/never2prt

05/09/2025

Johannesburg’s Lower Hollow announce the first single from Threnody: Songs of Perseverance — a REDUX version of their acclaimed 2024 album, re-recorded with new vocalist Kathryn Georgina and fully re-mastered.

Buy / Stream - https://orcd.co/social-disease
Listen - https://youtu.be/6pAiVLyZ9K0

A powerful reimagining that captures the band’s live energy and evolution.

27/08/2025

New music ripping into the world 26.09.2025. Get ready to crank it up. 🤘

22/08/2025

Happy release day We Kill Cowboys
Cape Town’s filthiest rock ’n roll troublemakers are back with a track that bites, bleeds, and refuses to behave. Cherry Lips is the band’s first creation as a full five-piece, and it’s a snarling mix of punk grit, grunge dirt, and post-hardcore venom.

Buy / Stream Cherry Lips - https://orcd.co/cherry-lips

“It’s heavy — the first song we’ve written as a five-piece. It’s about rejecting the idea that anyone needs to save you or mould you into their personal fantasy and refusing to let someone tame your wildness. It’s a feminist song, drawn from personal experience, but the message applies to everyone: don’t be anyone’s bitch — be your own.” – Alex Muller

08/08/2025

Happy release day to BLVD HVNNY 💥🦇
Their debut album IX is out now on all digital streaming platforms (vinyl coming soon).

Buy / Stream the album - https://orcd.co/ix

"Such is the varied approach and unique makeup of the band. Chances are that you’ll love everything about it, and the album overall." - Amazing review from the fine folks at Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life.

Check out the full review - https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-blvd-hvnny-ix-mongrel-records/

04/07/2025

Happy release day to BLVD HVNNY!
The South African darkwave outfit return with their powerful new single: a brooding, cinematic reimagining of Yazoo's 1982 classic Winter Kills. Featuring the hauntingly sweet vocals of Bronwyn Leigh Fink and produced by Craigie Dodds, this track swells with gothic intensity, layered synth textures, and orchestral darkness—offering a stirring preview of the band’s forthcoming album IX, out 8 August.

Buy / Stream the track - https://orcd.co/winter-kills
Watch the lyric video - https://youtu.be/W316tCTjVcs?si=sXNtEjTCdm92KKVY

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