BAD NEIGHBOUR ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'BURNS FROM THE X-RAYS' + SHARE SINGLE "RUSH APART
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From the sun-soaked streets of Brisbane, emo rock outfit Bad Neighbour have spent the last few years carving out a rough-around-the-edges, heart-on-sleeve sound that’s unmistakably their own. Now, they’re ready to share news of their sophomore album, Burns From The X-rays, which is set for release Friday 5 June via Ninth Life Records. Ahead of its release, they unveil "Rush Apart", a single that navigates young love. This weekend, the band will play Byron Bay’s Fuzz Fest, sharing the stage with Australian alt-rock mainstays, Faker.
For vocalist Cooper Riley, the upcoming album is a reflection of change and the uneasy territory between youth and adulthood: "In general, the album is one big love song. The good parts and the awful parts, but mainly it's about outgrowing a time and a place. I felt very unneasy about my life changing and growing older these past few years, and I wanted this record to be a reflection of that feeling."
"'Rush Apart' was one of the first songs we wrote for the record. I had the ‘Rush Apart’ line saved in my lyric folder for so long, and I wanted the general theme of the song to be about young, dumb love - we are often so quick to hurt each other when we have no idea what we're doing".
Earlier singles "Snarling" and "I Can’t Look For You" appear as tracks three and four on the upcoming album, hinting at its darker indie-rock textures and connecting Burns From The X-rays back to the foundation laid by 2024’s debut album, Millions.
Bad Neighbour is Cooper Riley (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Zoe Middleton (lead guitar/vocals), Liam Sumner (bass/vocals) and Jack Parkes (drums). The quartet came together off the back of shared musical interests and combined motivation to tread their own sonic ground inspired by the likes of PUP, Modern Baseball and The Menzingers.
Their relentless commitment to their craft has seen them share stages with some of the industry's finest, carving out a name as one of Brisbane's most exciting live acts. Over the past few years, they’ve supported The Smith Street Band, Motion City Soundtrack (US), Mom Jeans (US), Microwave (US), Spanish Love Songs (US), Hot Mulligan (US), Free Throw (US), and Badflower (US), while also performing on the big stages at New Bloom Festival and Good Things Festival.
"Rush Apart" is out now and streaming everywhere. 'Burns From The X-rays' will be out Friday 6 June via Ninth Life Records.
