New Audio: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Share Swaggering “BATH WATER”

Currently split between Ngunnawal/Canberra and Naarm/Melbourne, the rising Aussie outfit Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers — Anna Ryan they/she, vocals, guitar), Scarlett McKahey (she/her, guitar, vocals), Jaida Stephenson (she/her, bass) and Neve van Boxsel (she/her, drums) — broke out into the national and international scene with 2022’s Pretty Good For A Girl Band EP, which received praise from The Guardian and Teen Vogue, as well as airplay from triple j. 

Pretty Good For a Girl Band EP‘s lead single “Girl Sports” landed at #55 on the triple j Hottest 100 list. Building upon a growing profile, their full-length debut, 2023’s I Love You debuted at #6 on the ARIA Albums Chart and included “I Used To Be Fun,” which landed at #52 on the Hottest 100. Capping off a big year, they opened for Foo Fighters — and were named one of Spotify’s New Noise Artists to Watch for 2024. 

“I Used To Be Fun” earned the band a J Award-nominations for Australian Album of the Year and Song of the Year for “I Used To Be Fun,” an APRA Award-nomination for Emerging Songwriter of the Year and Rolling Stone Australia Award-nominations for Best New Artist and Best New Single. And they won an AIR Award for Best Independent Rock Album or EP, a MusicACT Award for Artist of the Year and the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist ARIA Award. 

2024’s deluxe album, I Love You Too featured standout collaborations with Softcult on “Dull” and the rapidly rising The Linda Lindas on “Please Me.”

While developing a reputation as one of the Australia’s most exciting contemporary acts, the band has also received attention for their political concerns, including advocating for Green Music’s No Music on a Dead Planet, contributing to an Aussie Parliamentary inquiry into live music and being outspoken supporters of AAM’s Michael’s Rule. The rising Aussie outfit has found ways to channel their passion for music and social change into everything that they do. 

Their sophomore album, last year’s Catherine Marks-produced GLORY, which included “BALCONY” debuted at #9 on the ARIA Albums Chart and #2 on the Australian Albums Chart. The album also was a triple jump Feature Album, while receiving airplay from BBC Radio 1, The Needle Drop and SiriusXM while receiving coverage from The Guardian, 10 Magazine Australia, Rolling Stone, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Sydney Morning Herald, frankie, Ones to Watch and Billboard. They were also a Spotify RADAR artist, with their image on billboards in Melbourne, London, Seoul and New York, as well as cover places on the DSP’s major playlists in multiple countries, including All New Rock, Marrow, Rock Out and New Music Friday. And lastly, “Balcony” landed at #61 on the Hottest 100.

GLORY was an exploration of confidence, disgust, inflation and power set against widescreen indie rock that you can strut to, while showcasing the band’s embrace of a lived-in, messy — and often very fun — era.

Slated for an April 24, 2026 release through Mom + Pop Music, GLORY deluxe is an an extended version of their critically acclaimed sophomore album with two new, previously unreleased songs, “BATH WATER” and “GO WASTE MY TIME,” along with stripped back reworkings of four fan favorites, “TALKING,” “DAYLIGHT,” “MINE,” and “WONDERFUL.”

GLORY deluxe’s latest single “BATH WATER” is a a pub rock-meets-arena rock anthem that showcases the band’s unerring knack for big, catchy hooks and even catchier, shout along worthy choruses delivered with a defiantly swaggering strut. But the song is anchored around a mischievously smirking irony.

“BATH WATER’ is a slutty, drivey, fun song about coming home from a night out,” the rising Aussie band explains. “It’s about when you leave a bar and are actually really excited to hang out by yourself and enjoy your own company, in a Ke$ha way, though.”

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers will be returning to North America this fall for a short run of dates that includes a November 6, 2026 stop at Racket and a November 7, 2026 stop at Philly’s Johnny Brenda‘s. They’re also opening for Jimmy Eat World for a couple of dates, before a set at this year’s Warped Tour stop in Orlando. Check out the tour dates below.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Sat 31 Oct – Schubas – Chicago, IL

Sun 1 Nov – Ace of Cups – Columbus, OH

Tue 3 Nov – The Garrison – Toronto, ON

Thu 5 Nov – The Middle East (Upstairs) – Cambridge, MA

Fri 6 Nov – Racket – New York, NY

Sat 7 Nov – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

Sun 8 Nov – Union Stage – Washington, DC

Tue 10 Nov – The Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall – Asheville, NC

Thu 12 Nov – The Truth – Nashville, TN*

Sat 14 Nov – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL*

Sun 15 Nov – Warped Tour – Florida, USA

* supporting Jimmy Eat World

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