Naarm/Melbourne-based post-punk outfit The Maggie Pills have released their sophomore record ‘Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss’, via Cheersquad Records & Tapes.
Led by Argentinian frontwoman Delfi Sorondo and Venezuelan drummer Mario Perez, the group formed in 2019 shortly after both members immigrated to Australia. The ferocious Melbourne-based six-piece reimagines punk through an emotionally visceral lens, jam-packed with impish latin percussions, razor-sharp guitars, fuzzy bass lines, unhinged synths and gestural vocals that feel playful, pop and iconic. The result is an impressive self-produced act that masters the intersections between intuitive and intentional, grunge and pop, gothic and colourful.
Across twelve tracks, ‘Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss’ unpacks loss, desire, fear and defiance in equal measure. Produced and mixed by drummer Mario Perez and Brad Jackson, Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss captures the band’s signature intensity, a blend of haunting liberation and sonic grit. At the origin of the record sits the focus track ‘Swords and Knives’, a stormy meditation on the raw, unplanned nature of love – how it arrives like lightning in an open field and leaves us split open.
“Love comes in fast. It battles you from the inside out,” the band shares. “We’re all mysterious creatures, full of hidden fears. Being truly seen is terrifying. But it’s also the only way to really connect. And sometimes, it hurts like hell.”
Release: August 22nd, 2025, Cheersquad Records & Tapes