After being played live since December 2019, the true-crime tandem SKYND have unleashed their studio version of Mary Bell. Named for a murder that shocked England in the early 20th century, the song is a lurking number, with the most nursery rhymes and low-tuned guitars this side of "Shoots and Ladders."
In terms of SKYND's overall catalog, "Mary Bell" feels somewhere near "Armin Meiwes" while not as cacophonous or chaotic. The mix feels a bit more streamlined, with Father's production taking a more relaxed approach than past offering. The piano chords that pervade the track help set a tone and keep a home base for the song to come back to.
It's got enough nu for the heavy music fan, enough electronic and industrial elements for the dark alternative crowd. There's really no going wrong with SKYND, so long as one is fine with the pitch-black subject matter.
This marks the first song for the duo in 2026, after a relatively quiet 2025 with "Aileen Wuornos" being the only studio release.
Check out the music video for "Mary Bell" below:
The dates for the upcoming EU/UK "Dead Serious" tour are as follows:
04/05 Frankfurt, DE
04/06 Utrecht, NL
04/07 Ghent, BE
04/08 Paris, FR
04/10 Manchester, UK
04/11 London, UK
04/13 Oberhausen, DE
04/14 Leipzig, DE
04/15 Stuttgart, DE
04/17 Hamburg, DE
04/18 Copenhagen, DK
04/20 Oslo, NO
04/21 Stockholm, SE
04/23 Tampere, FI
04/24 Helsinki, FI
04/25 Warsaw, PL
04/27 Berlin, DE
04/28 Prague, CZ
04/29 Munich, DE
04/30 Vienna, AT
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