Brisbane indie rock trio Bean Magazine has announced their new EP, FOLLY.
Set for release on Friday, June 6th, the band has dropped a breezy new single, “Share You”, ahead of the EP launch.
The band describes the track as a reflection on stepping back from always being “all in.”
Lead singer Henry Creamer explains: “Telling someone how you truly feel is a daunting, heart on the line experience. Rejection nagging every moment in which you try and get your adoration across. This song is kinda the opposite. I don’t want to share my time with anyone else but I’ll also make it seem like I don’t and play it ‘cool’. ‘Share You’ came at a time where we all happened to find ourselves in tedious situations regarding our personal lives/relationships. As a band we’d spoken about offering some slower stuff to break up our lives and give the people out there a well earned rest. This tune echoes that sentiment and then some.”
“Share You” follows their previous single, “Free as Hell”, an indie-rock track that was featured in our weekly roundup of the best Australian music.
Bean Magazine is gearing up for a national tour this May to July with Ball Park Music. The 28-date tour kicks off in Forth, Tasmania, on Friday, May 22nd, and will take the band across Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, ACT, and New South Wales (see full tour details here).
Their 2024 EP In The Shade, produced by Sam Cromack of Ball Park Music, includes tracks like “Old Or Young”, which was featured in our Song You Need to Know series. The tour with Ball Park Music will showcase their work with Cromack and give fans a taste of FOLLY, their upcoming EP together.
In The Shade also made it onto Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s Best Australian EPs of 2024 list. The review praised:
“The musicality is present, from the ’90s-indebted opener “The Weather” to the insanely catchy “Don’t You Die”. It’ll be fascinating to see how Bean Magazine expand their growing sound into a full-length album. But there’s a reason Ball Park Music, The Rubens, and Rum Jungle have all previously asked the trio to support them at live shows.”
Bean Magazine’s “Share You” is out now via Purple Phase / Warner Music Australia.
