Aussie JOVM mainstays Babe Rainbow — Angus Dowling, Jack “Cool-Breeze” Crowther and Dr. Elliott “Love Wisdom” O’Reilly — will be releasing their seventh album, ACID AND HONEY on July 16, 2026 through Impressed Recordings. Recorded on a houseboat-based thrift shop in Amsterdam and finished a zen master Mullarky’s Malibu ranch, the album’s material is a synthesis of country-pop beat production with hip-hop-inspired, hard rocking finger funky sounds paired with wailing vocals.
“Polymuscalsaccharide” ACID AND HONEY‘s first single is a sun-dappled, hook-driven tune that seemingly channels Oracular Spectacular-era MGMT, anchored around a hypnotic groove, bursts of twangy guitar paired with dreamy vocals. The track manages to evoke a hazy, psilocybin-fueled trip on a summer afternoon with some pals. Fittingly, the accompanying video is mind-bending while capturing the band’s goofy, surfer seeding the next big wave-like vibes.
The JOVM mainstays will be embarking on a North American headlining tour that starts on July 15, 2026 and includes an August 1, 2026 stop at Rockaway Hotel.
Check out the link here for tickets and more information.
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