Hey You - The Belair Lip Bombs are back
Since their beginnings in 2017, Naarm/Melbourne’s The Belair Lip Bombs have been consistently knocking it out of the park, both on-stage and on record. Their debut full-length album; 2023’s Lush Life, was praised across the board by the likes of Pitchfork (“Indie rock made to hit right in the pleasure centre…”), New Noise Magazine (“Beautifully written indie punk.”) and Triple J (“Carving out a path of their own.”).
The Lip Bombs; consisting of Maisie Everett (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mike Bradvica (lead guitar), Jimmy Droughton (bass guitar) and Dev Devlin (drums), have a sound that is infectious, exhilarating and jubilant.
Now here’s the thing; it’s all well and good reading this and getting an idea, but if you haven’t heard the music of The Belair Lip Bombs, I suggest you pause reading at this point and go listen to them. What you’ll be greeted with is the sound of one of the best bands in Australia today, bring forth songs rich with melody and surging with energy. Listen and be enthralled.
Now that you’re back, let’s discuss their upcoming album Again, and more specifically, the first single. It’s called Hey You and it’s another gem of a tune.
@lipbombs Hey You
Led by a chiming electric piano riff, the song gets rolling with tight, driving drums, rolling melodic bass and reverberated guitars that crackle with colour. The lead vocal is enveloped within this sea of sound, but never gets lost, rippling with emotion. And the emotions here are earnest.
The lyrics, relating feelings of the exuberance of an emotional connection and the thoughts and words of a present moment, are raw with feelings and sincere in delivery. The words, the sound and the mood are all brought together in a concoction that is simply intoxicating.
A feeling of being on a hill, breathing in cool, fresh air, running through a morning mist with arms out, hands grabbing onto the here and now of the moment. That is the feeling I get from listening to this song. Perhaps you will have a different feeling, but the undeniable fact is that this is a song that will conjure something within you, and it’s something wonderful.
Hey You is out now. Again will be released on the 31st of October on Third Man Records.
The Belair Lip Bombs will be performing at the Northcote Social Club on the 21st of August (sorry, it’s sold out!) and The Old Bar on the 24th. They’ll be off to North America in September, supporting Spacey Jane, and then returning to the United Kingdom and Europe in November.
Listen to the new single here.