Ball Park Music

Ball Park Music, eine der beliebtesten Indie-Bands Australiens, entwickelt sich mit ihrem achten Album LIKE LOVE weiter. Mit fünf ARIA-Top-Five-Alben und mehreren Hottest 100-Hits haben sie ihren Platz in der Szene längst gefestigt. Diesmal haben sie sich einem nachdenklicheren Folk-Rock-Sound verschrieben, inspiriert von Künstlern wie Bob Dylan und Big Thief. Das von Frontmann Sam Cromack geleitete Album wurde zusammen mit dem langjährigen Produzenten Matt Redlich produziert und konzentriert sich auf rohe Emotionen, Liebe und Veränderung. Tracks wie Please Don’t Move to Melbourne und Pain & Love fangen die Schönheit und Zerbrechlichkeit von Beziehungen ein, während der zurückgenommene Titeltrack Cromacks intimes Songwriting unter Beweis stellt. Mit LIKE LOVE beweist Ball Park Music, dass sie immer noch Grenzen überschreiten und herzliche Songs abliefern, die tiefer treffen als je zuvor.

The Australian indie darlings BALL PARK MUSIC have long established their status as one of their country’s most revered and endearing bands – with seven consecutive Top #10 album debuts in their home country. This year, 2025 saw the band release their 8th studio album in 15 years. The album „Like Love“, released in April, delivered the band’s long-awaited and much deserved first No. #1 record. Across its ten tracks, Like Love stays true to its title and sees the band exploring what it means to truly put your heart on your sleeve. The title track and its follow-up single ‘Please Don’t Move to Melbourne’ have already become instant fan favourites with their adoring Australian fan base. Like Love is, ultimately, an album quite unlike anything Ball Park Music have ever done. It’s been handled with the utmost care, with a clear vision, and lead singer and principal song-writer Sam Cromack can only hope you can find a piece of yourself within it.

„I gave everything I could to these songs,“ he says. „I hope it punches you in the gut. I hope it shares a bottle of wine with you while you’re crying at night. I hope this hits the heart harder than ever before.“ The band are currently in the midst of a 35 run of dates in their home country and New Zealand, including sold-out shows in their hometown of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. In further good news, Ball Park Music were recently announced as the main support for the Oasis Australian leg of their massive world tour. It’ll see the band perform in front of five sold-out stadium shows in Melbourne and Sydney in October and November, later this year. To round out what’s been an amazing year for the five-piece outfit from Brisbane, the guys head to Europe in late November – early December for their first international dates north of the equator in ten years.