
Portland Maine rockers Grief Mop announce debut LP for Sunday Drive Records and drop lead single

Portland, Maine alt-rockers Grief Mop is releasing their debut LP "I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes" on October 9, 2025, via Sunday Drive Records. Drawing inspiration from various aspects alt-rock, emo, post-rock, and shoegaze revival, the band's sound is layered in a distorted wall of guitars and swirling melodies coupled with hard hitting drum and bass tones, reminiscent of artists like Hum, The Appleseed Cast, Mock Orange and My Bloody Valentine. Lead single "Strange World" a heavy slow burner, contains haunting lyrics and distinctively eerie and heavy instrumentation, that would fit right along side other up and comers like Trauma Ray, Glare, Downward, and the like.
Check out the full press release below along with the latest single "Strange World" for a taste of what's to come.
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I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes
October 9, 2025Portland, Maine alt-rockers Grief Mop is releasing their debut LP "I Want to Pull the Sleep From Your Eyes" on October 9, 2025, via Sunday Drive Records. Drawing inspiration from various aspects alt-rock, emo, post-rock, and shoegaze revival, the band's sound is layered in a distorted wall of guitars and swirling melodies coupled with hard hitting drum and bass tones, reminiscent of artists like Hum, The Appleseed Cast, Mock Orange and My Bloody Valentine. Lead single "Strange World" a heavy slow burner, contains haunting lyrics and distinctively eerie and heavy instrumentation, that would fit right along side other up and comers like Trauma Ray, Glare, Downward, and the like.