Bat Eyes - Murch (2026) [Hi-Res]

Belgian indie fourpiece Bat Eyes announces its sophomore album ‘Murch’. A collection of summery and melancholic indierock fit for any palm tree lined coastal roadtrip or walks through sunbathed pastures. 9 goldplated powerpop songs for fans of Fountains Of Wayne, Weezer, Wednesday and Pixies.

Early 2020, Bat Eyes hit it off by releasing Loria, You're the Breeze and Saving Up - 3 glimmering guitar-pop songs spiked with a healthy dose of melancholy. 2021 marked the release of their debut-EP on [PIAS] Recordings, followed by a self-titled full album in 2022. Both showcasing a perfect slap of summery reverb and distorted pop, rooted in all things '90s, never to be retro. The subsequent years saw Bat Eyes make their live debut at a wide range of venues and festivals across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and France.

November 2025 the band resurfaced with “Alamine,” their first new material since their self-titled debut. Instead of the bright, hook-heavy songwriting that helped establish the quartet as one of Belgium’s more intriguing guitar bands, ‘Alamine’ arrives as something smaller, softer, and purposefully blurred around the edges. Formed around singer-songwriter Koen Wijnant, Bat Eyes built their name on crisp powerpop melodies and a clear affection for ’90s indie rock. But ‘Alamine’ steps outside that palette. The song floats more than it drives, leaning into reverb-washed textures and a kind of weightless melancholy that feels worlds apart from the band’s usual punch. Now operating as a focused four-piece with Luna De Bruyne, Tomas Serrien, and Birger Ameys, Bat Eyes is ready to release ‘Murch’, an album that moves freely between states of blur and clarity, restraint and release, and confirms that the band is just as comfortable hitting hard as they are drifting off.