Just Mustard

Vocalist Katie Ball, guitarists David Noonan (also backing vocals) and Mete Kalyon, bassist Rob Clarke and drummer Shane Maguire’s heady blend of noise, trip hop and electronic as Just Mustard has steadily built a reputation as one of Ireland’s most thrilling bands – live and on record – since forming in 2016.

Their 2018 debut ‘Wednesday’ earnt huge acclaim in their native Ireland – including a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of the Year. Supporting Fontaines DC on their sold out UK tour, and emerging as a ‘band of the weekend’ at The Great Escape only cemented the band’s live prowess, with Just Mustard being handpicked by Robert Smith to support The Cure at Malahide Castle.

‘Heart Under’, Just Mustard’s second album and first for Partisan Records pulled the band away from fitting snugly into the shoegaze category they once occupied and towards a style entirely their own across its 10 tracks. An album that stretches traditional frameworks, ‘Heart Under’ channelled Ball’s grief into a guttural, thrillingly unique sound.

In 2023, the band continued wowing live crowds while supporting The Cure on their South American run, playing to tens of thousands of people every night. They also worked on the score for short horror film Ellipsis.

Summer 2025 saw Just Mustard return energised with new singles ‘WE WERE JUST HERE’ and ‘POLLYANNA’ taken from their latest LP WE WERE JUST HERE, pushing on from their smoky, industrial genesis towards the bands brightest and most melodic offering to date.

“Just Mustard have said they wanted their second album, Heart Under, to make the listener feel like they are driving through a tunnel with the windows down. And on this noisy, wonderfully chaotic record, the band seems to have nailed it” – The Telegraph

“Rather than holding up a torch, Heart Under adjusts your eyes to the pitch black.” – Pitchfork