Following the announcement that their third EP ‘FOLLY’ will be released on Friday 6 June, Brisbane based trio Bean Magazine have today shared their new single Ashamed That You Hate It via Purple Phase / Warner Music Australia.
The mellow 90’s influenced indie-rock track reflects on being disappointed by someone’s reaction to something.
“Those close are often the harshest critics (they are also the biggest supporters). Essentially I showed someone dear to me our first properly recorded music and I could just tell it wasn’t for them. Which is fine. That honesty in the moment cut, and will live on as a vivid memory. Deep down all I wanted was complete affirmation. This song is like a sarcastic dig at that. It’s fun to poke at at entitlement especially your own” lead singer Henry Creamer explains of the song.
Taken from their upcoming EP ‘FOLLY’, Ashamed That You Hate It joins the recently released singles Share You and Free As Hell, as well as four new songs. On this EP they take a sun-soaked look at knowing yourself (and your flaws) a bit better than before, turning frustrations into thrashing guitar lines and frenetic sing-a-longs, alongside gentler, overcast moments of self-reflection and acceptance. “The EP is about being a fool and having a bit of a laugh at yourself” says Creamer. It’s an ode to stepping back and not taking yourself too seriously — especially when your mind is crowded with self-defeatist thoughts.
Last weekend, Bean Magazine kicked off a mammoth 28-date national tour with Brisbane royalty Ball Park Music in Tasmania. The extensive tour will see them hitting Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales through May to July. All tour details available HERE.
Produced by Sam Cromack from Ball Park Music, last year’s EP ‘In The Shade’ featured the singles Old Or Young, Chicken, Nobody Wore Shoes, FIRE and Don’t You Die. This upcoming tour with Ball Park Music feels like a pure celebration of all the hard work Bean Magazine have been doing with Sam behind the scenes and acts as a showcase for ‘FOLLY’ which they have reunited with Sam for.
Henry Creamer (guitars and vocals), Gabrielle Beiers (drums) and Seb Baren (bass) effortlessly blend punk energy, sensitive lyrical sensibilities and classic rock riffs to create songs that will never leave your head. 2024 saw them hitting the road supporting The Rubens, Hockey Dad and Rum Jungle on their respective tours, as well as performing at BIGSOUND and SXSW Sydney.
Ashamed That You Hate It IS OUT NOW
‘FOLLY’ EP WILL BE RELEASED ON JUNE 6 – PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER HERE
BEAN MAGAZINE
SUPPORTING BALL PARK MUSIC
Friday 2 May – Forth Pub, Forth TAS
Saturday 3 May – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS
Thursday 8 May – Prince Of Wales, Bunbury WA
Friday 9 May – The River, Margaret River WA
Saturday 10 May – Metropolis, Fremantle WA
Thursday 15 May – The Forum, Melbourne VIC
Friday 16 May – The Forum, Melbourne VIC *SOLD OUT*Saturday 17 May – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide SA
Friday 23 May – The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Friday 30 May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW
Friday 13 June – UC Refectory, Canberra ACT
Saturday 14 June – Beer Deluxe, Albury NSW
Friday 20 June – Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns QLD
Saturday 21 June – JCU Unibar, Townsville QLD
Sunday 22 June – Flamingos, Rockhampton QLD
Thursday 26 June – Finnians, Port Macquarie NSW
Friday 27 June – The Recky, Elizabeth Beach NSW
Saturday 28 June – Drifters Wharf, Gosford NSW
Friday 4 July – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads NSW
Thursday 10 July – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine VIC
Friday 11 July – The Pier, Frankston VIC
Saturday 12 July – Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads VIC
Friday 18 July – The Station, Sunshine Coast QLD
Saturday 19 July – The Powerhouse, Toowoomba QLD
Sunday 20 July – Miami Marketta, Gold Coast QLD
Thursday 24 July – Tilba Winery, Tilba NSW
Friday 25 July – Waves, Wollongong NSW
Saturday 26 July – The Station, Jindabyne NSW
With thanks to Warner Music Australia
