MAYSUNS is an alternative rock band from Alexandria, VA. The six-piece group has spent years leaning into both expression and tension — with a sound between the intimate and the overwhelming.

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Formerly known as Hanoi Ragmen, in 2019 the band self-released their first EP, Game. Their 2022 album, The Oldlight, released by Baffin Records, earned them two Washington Area Music Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song for Foolhearted. In 2023, the band hit the road, bringing their high-energy live shows to colleges up and down the east coast and playing sold-out shows at iconic venues in New York City and Washington D.C. Logging more than 100 live performances, they continued to evolve and create new music.​

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The band’s new chapter began in 2024 as MAYSUNS, with the self-release of two new singles, Silencer and Flatiron. In 2025, the band released an EP, Coloso. In 2026, the band won their third Wammie Award, this time for best rock artist.

 

The MAYSUNS catalog is a sonic playground, where alternative rock lives alongside soaring ballads, psychedelia, blues, and more.

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The band is currently in the studio recording their next full-length album, set to be released in mid-2026.

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MAYSUNS is Gabe Harr (vocals & guitar), Maxim Powell (guitar & vocals), Beck Moniz (bass), Nathan Argust (drums), Kostia Howard (saxophone), not pictured: Shaan Shuster (keyboards).