Having put last year’s beef with Lime Cordiale to bed, Ball Park Music are now focusing on new music again.

While the entire world had the Kendrick x Drake battle, Australia had or very own micro-feud (respectfully) between Lime Cordiale and Ball Park Music which divided mates, states and maybe even dates? I dunno. But fortunately it wsa resolved without any public lawsuits and after a few weeks on the road together the bands could hash it out and get back to what they do best, which brings us to BPM.

‘Please Don’t Move To Melbourne’ is one of those tunes with sweet, uplifting melodies and kinda sad lyrics. If you’re old enough to have delved into the Go Betweens, you might hear some familiar vibes in this track, but ultimately it’s very Ball Park, even reminiscent of this up and coming band called The Pizzas… IDK.

“The origins of this song are old. Proper old. I can recall writing the chorus in a house I rented many moons ago,” singer and songwriter sam Cromack explains. 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 accompanying music video, filmed by guitarist Dean Hanson, playfully showcases Brisbane with 22 hometown references.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24tCRxpsTpg

They’ll also be playing a special one-off show in Newcastle as part of The Act – which we can confirm is an amazing new series from a Newy creative team. You will likely never see this band (or any other artist) play a more beautiful stage setup. Deets below, tickets here:

And that’s not all folks, they’ve also announced a massive tour in support of their new album, Like Love, heading all over the place in Aus and also hitting NZ. National tour dates below too! And buy/stream ‘Please Don’t Move To Melbourne’ here.