Currently on tour throughout the UK, having already performed at a number of live in-store shows back in January, Sky Valley Mistress‘s new album, Luna Mausoleum, out on New Heavy Sounds, is making dents in a number of the various charts doing the rounds these days.
Aside from Official UK Album Charts recognition, it hit the Indie Album Breakers at 9th position, the Record Store Chart at 15, the Independent Album Chart at 30, the Album Download Chart at 29 and the Album Sales Chart at 96.
This chart success appears a good indication that the band’s premise behind Luna Mausoleum, that it should be “greater and beyond all reason,” is working for them. Desert rock grooves, a soulfully smoked voice, valleys of dynamics and pace amid fuzz guitars, organs, real orchestras and a children’s choir are all to be found.
For those new to the band, new single ‘Too Many Ghosts’ is a good starting point. According to Sky Valley Mistress, the track “is meant for the open highway. Somewhere you have the freedom to put your foot down and still feel like you’re cruising.”
On the video for ‘Too Many Ghosts’, band member Max Newsome had quite a bit to say.
“The story behind making the music video for ‘Too Many Ghosts’ is that it took five separate weekends to shoot with us only managing to actually record any footage during the last day.
“The reasons for the failed recording days were: a car full of drug dealers moving us on from location and ‘politely’ requesting that we don’t return; the power generator for the lights being faulty followed by torrential rain; our videographer realising he had forgotten his memory card after driving 90 mins to location followed by the hearse breaking down due to a broken fan belt; Kayley‘s astrosuit zip breaking after shooting one take.
“The hearse battery also died moments after we finished filming, which meant I (Max) was left alone in the middle of Slaidburn Moors at the dead of night in a hearse with no power or heating (it was fucking cold) for a few hours whilst I waited for a recovery vehicle and Kayley to return from driving our videographer home in the other car.
“This video started the band’s catchphrase of ‘the curse of the hearse’ that we use any time something goes wrong, which it does. A lot.”
Check out the video for ‘Too Many Ghosts’ below.
Regarding the tour, the band declared: “After four years of consistently working the graveyard shift to create Luna Mausoleum, our only focus now is to celebrate its release with everyone who wants to hear it. If it ain’t live it’s dead, right?!”
The duo behind Sky Valley Mistress play every instrument and live take on a dual drumming role. Vocalist Kayley ‘Hell Kitten’ Davies takes the sticks and one half of a drum kit whilst original drummer Max ‘Leather Messiah’ Newsome battles the electric guitar with the kick drum under his foot. No samples, backing tracks or click tracks.
SKY VALLEY MISTRESS UK TOUR DATES
26.03.2026 — Thursday — Sussex Arms, Tunbridge Wells
28.03.2026 — Saturday — Where Else, Margate
30.03.2026 — Monday — Helgi’s, Hackney, London
31.03.2026 — Tuesday — Victoria Inn, Derby
01.04.2026 — Wednesday — Artisan Tap, Stoke
02.04.2026 — Thursday — Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
03.04.2026 — Friday — Eagle Inn, Salford, Manchester
04.04.2026 — Saturday — Alma Inn, Bolton
11.04.2026 — Saturday — Bootleg, Blackpool (supporting The New Cut)
Tickets and further tour information are available via the band’s official channels. Luna Mausoleum is out now on New Heavy Sounds in physical and digital formats.
