MX Lonely Comes Ripping with the Grunge-Gaze Single "Big Hips"

Owning The Monsters

Brooklyn’s MX Lonely Gear Up for Debut LP After a String of DIY Releases

Music has been delivering this year, and MX Lonely are now firmly in the mix. The Brooklyn-based quartet is quickly carving out their place by fusing the grit of grunge with the hazy pull of shoegaze. Led by the songwriting duo of Rae Haas (vocals/synth) and Jake Harms (vocals/guitar), and anchored by Gabriel Garman (bass) and Andrew Rapp (drums), the band thrives on high-tension dynamics. They’re gearing up to release their self-recorded full-length debut, All Monsters, set for a January 20 drop via Julia’s War Recordings, and they’ve kicked things off with the commanding lead single, “Big Hips.”

“Big Hips” isn’t just a song—it’s a direct confrontation. It cuts straight into the lived reality of gender dysphoria, a theme Rae Haas describes as a “self-mocking celebration.” The track flips discomfort into defiance, turning a source of personal dread into something loud, satirical, and forcefully self-possessed. Its accompanying video, directed by Owen Lehman, heightens the tension with a warped, hyper-stylized lens. Lehman uses a fisheye distortion to mirror that sense of dislocation, setting the band against school hallways, fluorescent bathrooms, and the relentless tick of a classroom clock. The result is a claustrophobic, visually charged backdrop that amplifies the music’s emotional torque.

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