Makeshift Art Bar announce new EP

Belfast band Makeshift Art Bar have announced their new EP, Marionette, out June 26.

The news about the record was accompanied by its lead single 'Chocolate,' alongside a music video. The song is a "tale of crippling social anxiety and a preference for an unflattering, lonely reality," said the band.

"Choosing loneliness is something we all relate to. In 'Chocolate', loneliness is less of an escape and more of a surrender - losing all control makes a life of solitude easy to accept. It’s accepted with warmth," they added.

Partnered with label Heist or Hit, the EP was produced by Daniel Fox.

Makeshift Art Bar, made up of Joseph Sweeney, Alleyah Boulaich, Callum McGuigan, and Callum Sweeney, blend post-punk, grunge, electornica, and garage rock.

The four-piece had their breakthrough last January, when they released their debut four-track EP Lackluster Writing Makes Fundamental Reading. It peaked at No. 3 in the UK Vinyl Single Charts, reaching 210,000 streams on Spotify.

In the summer, they appeared at several festivals, including All Together Now, YPSIGROCK, and End of the Road. They kicked off their sixteen-date international headline tour in Autumn, while also claiming a number of support slots for CHALK, DITZ, and Mannequin Pussy.

In February, they were mentioned in Hot Press' Hot For 2026: Irish Acts To Watch This Year.

This month, Makeshift Art Bar are set to support CHALK during their European tour, before their own Dublin and Derry headliners, featuring Just Mustard. Read more about their Irish gigs here.

Pre-order Marionette here.

Listen to 'Chocolate' below: