Indie legends Ball Park Music herald their new album 'Like Love' by dropping a new single, 'Please Don't Move To Melbourne', alongside dates for a national tour.
With 'Like Love' slated for release on 4 April, Ball Park Music return to the road May-June with dates in Forth, Hobart, Bunbury, Margaret River, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.After placing #43 in triple j's Hottest 100 with the album's title track last month, the latest offering from 'Like Love' sees the band return with a bright, upbeat melody and an undeniable chorus that will no doubt get stuck in your head.
"The origins of this song are old. Proper old," Sam Cromack explains, recalling the birth of 'Please Don't Move To Melbourne'.
"I can recall writing the chorus in a house I rented many moons ago. I remember the enchanting nature of the three chords being spread over six bars; it gives it this suspended feeling as if it could just go on forever and never resolve, but all I had was that chorus.
"Inspired by a time when many friends were departing Brisbane for greener pastures down south, it lay dormant for years. I didn't know how to complete the story. When scratching around for material on this record I shared it with the band and they instantly connected.
"Again, the unusual number of bars made us wanna play it all bloody night. It just has this circular, infinite quality to it. As we did that, I kinda just let the melodies and all those subconscious ramblings bubble up and suddenly we had verses! It's endured a strange construction, but it's truly one of our favourite songs we've made."
The song's music video was filmed by Ball Park Music guitarist Dean Hanson on a sunny day in Brisbane/ Meanjin, with the clip acting as a tongue-in-cheek bid to show how much fun Brisbane is, featuring no less than 22 references to their hometown. Aside from the obligatory XXXX Brewery, how many of the references can you spot/ name?
The band are equally excited to return to the world of touring. "This run will see us return to many of our favourite venues in the country as well as making it to New Zealand for some of our first ever proper headline shows.
"The new record has seen us explore a more tender, introspective side of our band and we're excited to redesign our show to accommodate this, as well as all our usual faves for the stage. "Joining us in support for the Aussie leg will be our new fave Brissie band, Bean Magazine. We adore them and they're gonna kill it. We couldn't be more pumped to go. We'll see you out there!"
Tickets on sale from 12pm (local time) on 14 February.
Ball Park Music 2025 Tour Dates
Fri 2 May - Forth Pub (Forth)Sat 3 May - Odeon Theatre (Hobart)
Thu 8 May - Prince of Wales (Bunbury)
Fri 9 May - The River (Margaret River)
Fri 16 May - Forum Melbourne
Sat 17 May - Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
Fri 23 May - The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Fri 30 May - Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
Fri 13 Jun - UC Refectory (Canberra)
