The Belair Lip Bombs have introduced a brand new album, ‘Once more’, and shared its lead single ‘Hey You’.
The band turned the first Australian signing to Jack White‘s label Third Man Data final 12 months, who then went on to reissue their debut album ‘Lush Life’.
Their second album will arrive by way of the label on October 31 – pre-save or pre-order it right here. Its lead single ‘Hey You’ has been launched to mark the announcement, reflecting their ‘yearn-core’ sensibilities with its gauzy riffs and lovelorn lyrics. “Advised you I like you, but it surely isn’t truthful/If I’ve to I let you know once I want you there/Breaking the silence, I’m holding my very own/Studying the message when no person’s residence,” sings vocalist Maisie Everett.
“Having a synth loop driving an entire tune is one thing that we’ve by no means carried out earlier than,” Everett commented in a press launch, whereas bandmate Daniel ‘Dev’ Devlin added: “We type of leaned into that and pushed to make the scope of the tune greater than a few of the different songs within the album.”
Take a look at the video for ‘Hey You’ under:
The tracklist of ‘Once more’ is:
‘Once more and Once more’
‘Don’t Let Them Inform You (It’s Honest)’
‘One other World’
‘Cinema’
‘Again Of My Hand’
‘Hey You’
‘If You’ve Obtained The Time’
‘Smiling’
‘Burning Up’
‘Worth Of A Man’
In a four-star overview of ‘Lush Life’, NME wrote: “In The Belair Lip Bombs, Everett is entrance and centre, not simply departing from [former band’s] CLAMM’s glowering post-punk however shifting between a spirited vary of types.
“In reality, there’s an eclectic high quality to debut album ‘Lush Life’ that may sound unfocused in one other band, however Everett and firm are so honed and managed on every monitor that we’re introduced proper alongside for each swerve and sidestep. It helps that the songs are quick and naggingly catchy, and that bassist Jimmy Droughton and drummer Liam De Bruin present such unwavering momentum for Mike Bradvica’s versatile lead guitar and Everett’s equally assorted vocal turns.”
