Born in the midst of Covid upheaval Baltimore, Maryland’s noise-rock unit Mast Year have been making good use of their short time together.
Having put out their debut record, Knife, last year, the four-piece of Noel Mueller (guitar), Darin Tambascio (bass), Ben Price (drums) and Eric Rhodes (vocals), recently released their follow up Point of View on guitarist Noel’s Grimoire Records.
Drawing from a range of influences, Mast Year’s music is dark, grimy and often bleak, but as quickly becomes clear talking with Darin and Eric, there’s just as much humour among the band members as there is existential horror.
So what do Donald Crowhurst and porn fatigue have to do with Point of View? The answer lies within this interview.
Band photo by Ben Price
Closing track: “Teignmouth Electron” from Point of View (Grimoire Records, 2024)
Episode 34: Mast Year