Acclaimed Aussie psych outfit Babe Rainbow — Angus Dowling, Jack “Cool Breeze Crowther, Elliot “Dr. Love Wisdom” O’Reilly and Miles Myjavec — recently signed to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s newly minted p(doom) records imprint. And to celebrate the occasion, the Aussie quartet shared their latest single, the Timon Martin-produced, Stu Mackenzie-mixed, sun-soaked and breezy bop “Long Live The Wilderness.”
But underneath the twinkling, reverb-drenched keys, the 70s AM rock-inspired guitar work, dusty beats and the incredibly catchy, danceable hooks, “Long Live The Wilderness” contemplates the changing of the seasons, the time rushing by, and in turn, the transient nature of everything we know and experience. All things pass, y’all. Seasons change, and we come and go like the tides.
“Hey mama, space brother, sleeptravellor [sic], dream walker. We’re keeping it indie and joining p(doom). Recorded a special session in Mullum Creek with my bruddhas, my fav record we’ve done so far,” Babe Rainbow’s frontman Angus Dowling says. “The song is a celebration of the sheer beauty of the lush Hinterland landscape, in Autumn time in particular. A stream (burn) racing down the hillside, going over a waterfall, and then passing across a dark pool, shaded by the great high hills (fells) that surround it,” Dowling continues. “The major theme of the song is the loss of innocence, which is reflected through Babe Rainbow’s reaction to the changing seasons and realization of the transient nature of life. The constellation symbolizes the carefree perspective of childhood as nature transitions from the vibrancy of life in summer . It asks a good question. What is your view of it?: ‘What would the world be like if there were only towns? If there was no wilderness left to us?’”
The band will be embarking on a headlining US tour that starts in Portland, OR later this week and will include an October 23, 2024 stop at Brooklyn Made. Check out the rest of the tour dates below. Tickets are on sale now and are available here.
BABE RAINBOW TOUR DATES
Thu. Oct. 10 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Fri. Oct. 11 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
Sat. Oct. 12 – San Francisco, CA @ Union Square
Sun. Oct. 13 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
Wed. Oct. 16 – Mexico City, MX @ Indie Foro Rocks!
Fri. Oct. 18 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
Sat. Oct. 19 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box
Sun. Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Wed. Oct. 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made
Fri. Oct. 25 – Chicago, IL @ Outset
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