It’s a good day to be a Ball Park Music Fan.
The Brisbane band just dropped a new single and announced a massive tour.
Ball Park Music really doesn’t want you moving to Melbourne—just listen to their new track, “Please Don’t Move To Melbourne.”
It’s the latest taste of their upcoming album, Like Love, set to drop Friday, April 4.
Frontman Sam Cromack reveals the track has been in the works for years:
“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.”
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Filmed by guitarist Dean Hanson on a sun-drenched day in Brisbane/Meanjin, the music video is a love letter to their hometown, packing in 22 local references—from The Wheel of Brisbane to Ric’s and even a XXXX Brewery hat.
Like Love is shaping up to be a dynamic record, balancing the heartfelt title track with the punchy energy of “Please Don’t Move To Melbourne”.
To celebrate, Ball Park Music is hitting the road for a massive Aussie and NZ tour in May and June, joined by fellow Brisbane band Bean Magazine.
We are extremely excited to announce that we’ll be hitting the road in support of our new record, Like Love,” the band says. “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!”
Ball Park Music’s “Please Don’t Move To Melbourne” is out now.
Ball Park Music Australia & New Zealand Tour
Presented by triple j
Presale: Tuesday, February 11th at 12pm local time
GP On-Sale: Friday, February 14th at 12pm local time
Support: Bean Magazine (Australian shows only)
Friday, May 2nd
Forth Pub, Fort, TAS
Saturday, May 3rd
Odeon Theatre, Hobart, TAS (All Ages)
Thursday, May 8th
Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA
Friday, May 9th
The River, Margaret River, WA
Friday, May 16th
Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, May 17th
Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
Friday, May 23rd
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Friday, May 30th
Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW (All Ages)
Friday, June 6th
San Fran, Wellington, NZ
Saturday, June 7th
Tuning Fork, Auckland, NZ (All Ages)
Friday, June 13th
UC Refectory, Canberra, ACT
