Biography
Muncie Girls was a British punk rock band formed in Exeter, south-west England, in 2010. Its longest serving lineup comprised Lande Hekt (bass, rhythm guitar, vocals), Dean McMullen (lead guitar), and Luke Ellis (drums). The band released two studio albums, From Caplan to Belsize (2016) and Fixed Ideals (2018), on hometown label Specialist Subject Records, and toured internationally.
Hekt and McMullen formed Muncie Girls in 2010 while attending Exeter College. They played their first gigs at the Cavern Club, their local rock venue. They were joined originally by drummer Sam De Wolf. The band put on their own shows, as well as fundraising events, and Hekt started a music workshop for women under the name 'School of Frock'. Ellis joined in 2012, solidifying the lineup.
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After releasing two EPs on hometown label Specialist Subject Records in 2012 and 2013, with De Wolf leaving and Luke Ellis taking over on the drums after the first EP, the label released their debut album From Caplan To Belsize on 4 March 2016, recorded at The Ranch in Southampton. The title of the album is a reference to The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
In 2018, the band released their second LP Fixed Ideals (another Plath reference, this time a line from the poem "To Eva").
In August 2023, the band announced that they would be breaking up following a final run of UK shows in December 2023.
Both Lande Hekt and Dean McMullen have released solo material.
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