The New Mourning is the latest song-writing vehicle of musician and recording engineer Thomas Pronai. Pronai runs a (mostly) analogue studio in eastern Austria, set in the rural fringes of the Pannonian Steppe. In this idyllic setting he recorded a string of legendary acts from the Austrian music scene (Der Nino aus Wien, Ernst Molden, Ja, Panik just to name a few) in addition to his own band projects (Bo Candy & His Broken Hearts, Defoe & Pronai, Le Charmant Rouge,…).
The concept of The New Mourning began while touring Germany (2018) as drummer in Pete Astor’s band (The Weather Prophets, The Loft) alongside James Hoare (Veronica Falls, The Proper Ornaments) and Rose Keeler-Schäffeler (Keel Her, Tim Burgess). The experience of a real live band, playing simple, reduced rock ‘n’ roll songs without any frills and furbelows, inspired Pronai to recreate that very feeling on tape. Three months later he found himself in London laying the tracks for two new songs onto Hoare’s Studer 16-track tape machine for the band’s debut single (Who’d Stop The Sun, Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten KUS22, 7” vinyl).
Following their debut single, The New Mourning toured Germany, Austria and Switzerland, pausing only for two days to lay backing tracks for their first long player onto an eight-track tape recorder at Pronai’s studio.
The work on the album was completed in January 2020, but due to the pandemic When The Light Fades (Noise Appeal Records, noise123 LP) didn’t see the light of day until May 2022.
In January 2024 the band gathered once more in Pronai’s studio to start recording the second album. Two years of live shows have sharpened the sound. The Bass VI is ever more central to the sound, transforming The New Mourning into a three guitar band, creating a very unique “wall of guitars”.
The release of the new TMN album will take place at the Radiokulturhaus (Großer Sendesaal) on January 16 at 8:00 PM. On January 17, there will be an in-store gig at Rave Up at 5:00 PM.
Status:
active
Members:
Thomas Pronai
Gerald Allacher
Georg Allacher
Michi Rieder
Videos
Dates
The New Mourning Dates
| Date | Country | City | Venue | w/ | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.10.25 | AT | Bad Ischl | Kurdirektion | - | - |
| 17.10.25 | AT | Neunkirchen | Exil Records | - | - |
| 13.11.25 | DE | Ingolstad | Neue Welt | - | - |
| 14.11.25 | DE | Kahla | Kahrola | - | - |
| 15.11.25 | DE | Treuchtlingen | Vinylla Fudge | - | - |
| 04.02.26 | DE | München | Live.Evil | - | - |
| 05.02.26 | DE | Leipzig | Nochbesserleben | - | - |
| 06.02.26 | DE | Weikersheim | Club W71 | - | - |
| 07.02.26 | DE | Hersbruck | Kulturbahnhof | - | - |
News
THE NEW MOURNING – NIGHT OF GREEN – NEW VIDEO – OUT NOW!
The fifth and final Video of their live recording session last year is on our YouTube channel now! Watch it [...]
HAPPY VIDEO RELEASE DAY: The New Mourning – Meaningful Song
OUT NOW! – THE NEW MOURNING – MEANINGFUL SONG – NEW VIDEO Watch here: https://youtu.be/RiLKkNJF_Ss “Meaningful Song” was first sparked [...]
HAPPY VIDEO RELEASE DAY: The New Mourning – Steal My Smile
OUT NOW! – THE NEW MOURNING – STEAL MY SMILE – NEW VIDEO Watch here: https://youtu.be/KL49X9-09ss Recorded at Cselley Mühle [...]
Happy Video Release Day: The New Mourning
Happy Video Release Day: The New Mourning SUIT YOU - NEW VIDEO - OUT NOW! Watch: https://youtu.be/84jOJNNXCr4 »The New Mourning’s [...]
HAPY RELEASE DAY: THE NEW MOURNING – SONGS OF CONFUSION
HAPPY RELEASE DAY - THE NEW MOURNING SONGS OF CONFUSION IS OUT NOW! Digital: https://lnk.to/TheNewMourning-SongsOfConfusion Vinyl: https://store.noiseappeal.com/shop/music/the-new-mourning-songs-of-confusion Also, be sure [...]
HAPPY RELEASE DAY: The New Mourning
HAPPY RELEASE DAY: The New Mourning! Ease the Pain, the newest single from their upcoming album Songs of Confusion (set [...]