Irish punks M(h)aol are all set to release their debut album, Attachment Styles, this Friday, February 3rd via TULLE Collective and Rough Trade Publishing. Here to hype up the rising quintet's debut album is the release of new single 'Period Sex', alongside a playful video directed by Zoë Greenway.

Based between Cork, Dublin, London, and Bristol, the band is formed of Róisín Nic Ghearailt (She/Her), Constance Keane (She/Her), Jamie Hyland (She/Her), Zoë Greenway (She/Her), and Sean Nolan (He/Him).

At the moment, M(h)aol have already released the singles 'Therapy,' 'Bored of Men,' 'Asking For It,' 'No One Ever Talks To Us,' and 'Gender Studies' from Attachment Styles. The band are known for challenging stigma, and while 'Period Sex' is no different - it's also really, really sexy. Sexy in a "you will either love or feel wildly uncomfortable" about it way.

Both the single and album release come before M(h)aol are set to participate in Independent Venue Week, co-headline shows with Sprints and Thus Love, before SXSW and their own headline tour.

M(h)aol by Naomi Williams.

'Period Sex' is a reclamation of women's bodies. A rebellion against periods being categorised as a taboo, it opens with the title card: "If this song makes you feel uncomfortable, you should ask yourself 'why?'"

The seductive video juxtaposes a bedroom with bodies clad in red lighting, red lingerie and symbolic gummy red liquid with an underwater scene alluding to the beautiful Birth of Venus painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli.

Spearheaded by band member Zoë, the video takes inspiration from the work of experimental filmmakers Carolee Schneeman, Barbara Hammer, and James Bidgood. Like their inspirations, the music video for 'Period Sex' is meant to challenge "the dominant interpretations of sexual expression and how they use human bodies and dreams to subvert expectations."

Zoe also looked to Georges Méliès for inspiration and inclusion of the underwater world featured in the video.

M(h)aol's album Attachment Styles takes listeners on a journey through a queer journey about healing and social connection. The theory of attachment styles describes how people interact others they build relationships with. There are four categories: 'secure,' 'anxious-ambivalent,' 'disorganised,' and 'avoidant.'

When writing the lyrics to Attachment Styles' tracks, Róisín used the theory of attachment styles as an "overarching theme" to discuss and examine the effects of inter-familial relationships and societal experiences have on people connect.

The band's bassist, Jamie, produced, mixed, and mastered Attachment Styles. It was recorded in one small room with no headphones, minimal drum mics, and only a PA for vocals in order to "capture the live element."

It truly does make for a more intimate and personal experience, as if experiencing it in the moment. It builds the social connection along and beyond simple soundwaves.

Stay tuned for an upcoming interview with M(h)aol in our February issue.

Watch the new video below.

M(h)aol's Attachment Styles Tracklist:

1. Asking For It
2. Bored of Men
3. No One Ever Talks To Us
4. Bisexual Anxiety
5. Therapy
6. Nice Guys
7. Kim Is A Punk Type Dog
8. Cowboy Honey
9. Femme
10. Period Sex