New Video: Hello Mary Shares Furious Ripper “0%”

With the release of last year’s sophomore, self-titled album, New York-based indie rock trio Hello Mary — Helena Straight, Stella Wave and Mikaela Oppenheimer — received praise nationally from the likes of Rolling Stone, who wrote that the album was “one of 2023’s sharpest, nosiest debuts.” Building upon a rapidly rising profile, trio will have an incredibly busy summer: Already developing a reputation for a killer live show, the New York-based trio are currently opening for Silversun Pickups on their Stateside tour, a tour that includes a June 27, 2024 stop at Brooklyn Steel. They’ll play a handful of their own headlining Stateside dates and play a set at Denver‘s Underground Music Showcase, before heading to the UK for a London headlining show, followed by an opening slot for American Football during their UK tour. The band has also confirmed a slot at this year’s Best Friends Forever Fest in Las Vegas this October. (As always, tour dates are below.)

“0%” is the first bit of new material from the rising New York-based trio since the release of last year’s self-titled album. “0%” sees the band pushing their 90s alt rock-inspired sound into a much heavier and distorted direction with the song being featuring thunderously percussive, down-tuned bass, distortion pedaled guitar fuzz, forceful drumming and Stella Wave’s throaty, feral screams — within a classic grunge song structure, alternating impossibly loud choruses, quieter verses and a mischievously dreamy break down with vibraphone and triangle.

Fittingly, the song captures a young woman boldly and defiantly expression an existential frustration — and getting a bit of joy out of the fact that she doesn’t know much of much.

The new single emerged as the trio were jamming in their practice space. After quickly become a crowd favorite live, the song really came to life in the studio, becoming the first time that the band’s Stella Wave had ever screamed on a recording. But when she hopped into the recording booth, she felt emboldened to draw out the vocal shouts the band originally planned, turning them into much longer screams. “0% is one of our favorites to play live,” Hello Mary says. “Our inspirations in the last year have broadened, and we feel like this song reflects that.”

The accompanying video edited by Caroline Knight is from footage the band has had taken over the last couple of tours, and captures the energy and passion of their live show.

Tour dates

6/12 – Ft. Worth, TX at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall*

6/13 – Baton Rouge, LA at Chelsea’s Live*

6/15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Culture Room*

6/16 – Orlando, FL at House of Blues*

6/17 – St. Petersburg, FL at Jannus Live*

6/19 – Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore*

6/20 – Charlottesville, VA at The Jefferson Theater*

6/22 – Port Chester, NY at The Capitol Theater*

6/23 – Boston, MA at House of Blues*

6/25 – Deerfield, MA at Summer Stage at Tree House Brewing Company*

6/27 – Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel*

6/28 – Asbury Park, NJ at The Stone Pony*

6/29 – Glenside, PA at Keswick Theatre*

7/26 – Denver, CO – Underground Music Showcase

7/28 – Chicago, IL – Wicker Park Music Festival

7/29 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups

7/30 – Nashville, TN – Drkmttr 

8/1 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway^

8/2 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre^

8/4 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf^

8/30 – Dorset, UK – End of the Road Festival

8/31 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Psych Fest

9/3 – Brixton Windmill – London 

9/11 – Rock City, Nottingham % 

9/12 – Barrowlands – Glasgow % 

913 – SWX – Bristol % 

9/14 – Roundhouse, London % 

10/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Best Friends Forever Festival

* denotes support for Silversun Pickups

^ denotes dates with Julie

% denotes support for American Football