knitting has been busy. The Montreal-based indie rock outfit spent the better part of two years touring, playing SXSW and New Colossus Festival, and quietly building something new. That something is ‘Souvenir,’ their sophomore album for Mint Records, arriving June 26, 2026. It’s the follow-up to their 2024 debut ‘Some Kind of Heaven,’ and it sounds like a band who’ve figured out exactly what they want to say.
Frontperson Mischa Dempsey wrote the bones of every track during whatever downtime the touring cycle allowed. Guitarist and engineer Sarah Harris (Ultra Far), bassist Piper Curtis (Sunforger), and drummer Andy Mulcair (Andy and the Dannys, Lovelet) then shaped those sketches into full songs across sessions in St. John’s, NL and Montreal, QC. Harris engineering her own sessions meant the band never had to translate their internal language to an outsider, and longtime friend Rhys Climenhage handled the mix.
‘Souvenir’ keeps the introspective, slightly grungy centre of ‘Some Kind of Heaven’ but opens the frame considerably. Drum machines and synthesizers from Harris’ studio appear throughout, not as gimmicks but as logical extensions of what the band needed to say. Mulcair’s drumming has grown more textured and unpredictable. The Montreal DIY scene’s sonic diversity is all over this record, and knitting wears that influence with confidence.
“Personal yet sharp, tumultuous yet even-keeled, referential yet original,” wrote Stereogum. Exclaim noted the album expands their sound while keeping the introspective core intact. Nardwuar called them “a wonderful band,” which, coming from Nardwuar, lands differently. ‘Souvenir’ is nine tracks of a group honing their craft on their own terms, and it’s worth your full attention.
‘Souvenir’ Track Listing:
- I Want To Remember Everything
- Sunrise
- Here Comes
- Photocopy
- I Wasn’t Fully Cooked
- Shuffle
- Gift Horse
- Sequel
- Exit Desire