Babe Rainbow Share New Single & Video 'Aquarium Cowgirl'

Mid-way through their Australian tour Babe Rainbow share new single, 'Aquarium Cowgirl' - a dreamlike acid-pop reflection on spirituality. Following previous singles 'LONG LIVE THE WILDERNESS' and 'Like Cleopatra', 'Aquarium Cowgirl' is the third track from their new album, Slipper imp and shakaerator, out April 4th on King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's imprint, p(doom) Records.

In vocalist Angus Dowling's words, 'Aquarium Cowgirl' is like a dreamcatcher. It's about my own personal spiritual awakening and all the learning in that. Sometimes, we feel uncomfortable and struggle to know what to say. Like, we forget there are other ways of seeing reality outside our usual perspective. We made the video in the Rainbow Temple at Rosebank. The Yin and yang symbol painted on the stage where we're playing represents the harmony of opposites." Donations to the Rainbow Temple are welcome here.

The joyful, psychedelic music of Babe Rainbow" Angus Dowling, Jack 'Cool-Breeze' Crowther and Dr Elliot 'Love Wisdom' O'Reilly" draws inspiration from their surroundings. The trio grew up in Rainbow Bay, later relocating to Byron, an area of breathtaking natural beauty and enduring countercultural spirit.  "The old Aquarius hippie connection is everywhere around here," Angus says. "We tap into it, and absorb it all." And their new album, Slipper Imp and Shakaerator, is their most "homegrown" project yet – a maverick, zephyr-light album following its own north star and chasing subtle, slippery, subterranean grooves to delirious destinations.

Slipper imp and shakaerator was recorded in a massive warehouse on an old banana farm where the band could work alongside friend and producer Timon Martin and magical Miles Myjavec on percussion and flute. The roots of the tracks often lay in riffs and figures cooked up by guitarist Jack Crowther. The key this time was not to overwork these early ideas, to give them space "to flow, to grow," Angus explains. "Keeping a loose feeling to the music is so important. An idea develops together outside but it doesn't take its wings until you take it into the studio. We experiment with synths and drum machines and overdubs, and we love that, but we never wanna escape too far from the hippie power of the music. We're made of rainbow."

Since the release of their debut EP in 2015 via Flightless Records and their 2017 self-titled debut LP, produced by Stu Mackenzie, Babe Rainbow has cultivated a dedicated global following, with over 550K monthly listeners. Their kaleidoscopic sound has earned praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, CLASH, NME and KEXP. The band has toured extensively, playing alongside King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Allah-Las, and have become a festival favourite, playing stages at Meredith, Yours and Owls and Party In The Paddock. 
After warming up on their Australia and New Zealand tour throughout March and April, Babe Rainbow will embark on the US in August, playing Field Of Vision and headline shows in LA, Austin, Seattle and more - full list of dates here. Camille Jansen (France), who features on the record, will accompany the band on the Australian run, alongside support from The Vovos (NSW, VIC, SA) and Love Banana (QLD, Brunswick Heads).