Fish Hunt “Monkey See Monkey Do”
New York’s Fish Hunt, the project of Lucy Mondello, is excited to share their new single “Monkey See Monkey Do”, ahead of their upcoming album Life, out via VHS Records on October 23, 2026. As her first fingerpicking song, the new single finds Lucy reflecting on her frustration with the current U.S. politics and the country’s deplorable actions.
“As a band, this is one of our favorite songs to play live. It slaps,” Lucy says. “This song was truly a stream of consciousness moment for me. I remember when I first re-read ‘monkey see, monkey do, we are totally screwed’ back to myself and thought, ‘oh wow, that’s precisely how it feels to be suffering the consequences of an incompetent, destructive, inattentive administration.’ This song features Tex Patrello on piano, one of my all-time favorite players. ”
Fish Hunt released the title track “Life” in August, illustrating a time when Mondello was grappling with immense uncertainty regarding the purpose of life. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Melaina Kol and People I Love, “Life” naturally blends real instruments and sample loops, allowing Fish Hunt to explore creative possibilities beyond their current discography. While the song asks “What is life about?”, the official music video gives a clear answer. Though their environment is ever-changing, the band creates a sense of home through friendship, adventure, and play—these being core themes in Fish Hunt’s music and artistic ethos.
Where her earlier work leaned into the careful and the sensitive, Life pushes past typical guitar music borders, Lucy working alongside her musical contemporaries to build something dynamic without losing the intimacy that’s always defined her songwriting. Guided by an intuition she calls her north star, she’s spent the record chasing what it means to actually listen: to sanctify the undefinable truths sitting under the noise, to treat music as the common denominator we reach for when we need to connect.
A fixture of New York’s sprawling DIY scene, Fish Hunt has shared stages with peers like Horse Jumper of Love, Joyer, Superfan, Youbet, Melaina Kol, and more. The four-piece is set to play a run of shows across New York City this fall. To stay up to date on upcoming performances, see below and follow Fish Hunt on Instagram at @1fish2hunt.
Photo Credit: Avery Kaplan