Rising Sydney-based “trash can girl band” BODY TYPE have shared a new track + video from their upcoming EP – out May 3rd via Partisan/Inertia. ‘Free To Air’ is helmed by lead guitarist Annabel Blackman, and the accompanying video (dir. by Matt Griffin) weaves from a face swap bizarro world to the vegetable aisle.
Blackman says: “‘Free To Air’ is about an old neighbour whose life seemed to play out entirely in his lounge room in front of the TV, which he blasted day and night. My bedroom faced looking into his lounge room, so it was almost like we were waking up and watching the morning news together or having a TV dinner after work…it was definitely not that romantic in reality though. We invited the esteemed video artist & 10/10 person, Matt Griffin, to make a video for the song because he is a master manipulator of screens and could slice us into an assortment of scenes and onto bodies without needing us to be physically present, which is the perfect disembodied embodiment to accompany the song.”
‘Free To Air’ is the second track lifted from the bands forthcoming release EP2 after last month’s ‘Stingray’, and follows the bands debut self-titled EP in 2018. Consisting of radio favourites ‘Ludlow (Do You Believe In Karma?)’, ‘Arrow’, ‘Palms’ and ‘Teeth’, the release received critical acclaim.
The band head to the UK for their first shows on these shores this May, including slots at Live At Leeds, Hit the North and Great Escape festivals, as well as a headline London date at Moth Club on May 15th.
Along with the digital release of the EP, the band will be releasing a double-sided 12” for the first time, featuring EP1 on Side A & EP2 on Side B – it’s out June 28th on Partisan/Inertia. It is also available as a Rough Trade exclusive on limited edition slime-coloured vinyl. Pre-order it here: https://bodytype.lnk.to/EP2
Body Type – EP2 // Partisan Records – 03/05/18
1. Stingray
2. Free To Air
3. UMA
4. Insomnia
5. Sad Wax
Tour dates:
May 4th | Leeds, UK – Live at Leeds Festival
May 5th | Newcastle, UK – Hit the North Festival
May 7th | Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
May 8th | Manchester, UK – YES
May 9th-11th | Brighton, UK – The Great Escape
May 12th | Dublin, IE – Eastbound @ The Sound House
May 15th | London, UK – Moth Club
May 16th | Bristol, UK – Crofters Rights
May 17th | Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
May 18th | Southampton, UK – Heartbreakers
