Gearing up for their biggest year yet, Brisbane four-piece Beddy Rays return with their first release of 2024 and brand new single Silverline. To mark the occasion, Beddy Rays have also released a very early 2000’s inspired official video clip.
Written on the road whilst on tour in the UK and drawing a lot of inspiration from the local scene, Silverline delves into a new sound we’ve yet to hear from the band. Teaming up with UK producer Tarek Musa (Gengahr, Circa Waves, Spring King) and with the help of a few borrowed instruments from UK indie royalty The Wombats, the brit-rock influences really shine through on Silverline, and as the band explain “this tune brings new sounds the fellas have never explored and packs a punch worth copping.” On the meaning of the song, frontman Jack Van Issum explains “the song touches on the complexity and uncertainty that comes along with touring and relationships”.
To go with the new single, the Brisbane locals have a very 2000s brit-rock esque video clip for Silverline. Bright visuals are layered over each other like cut out magazine clippings with the lyrics playing out on the screen throughout the video clip. “To us, the song really captures that classic Brit Rock/UK inspiration from our time over there and working with UK producer Tarek Musa” Beddy Rays explain. “We really wanted to emulate the same formula used in videos like Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet) and Karma Seeker (Vant) and thought this would be a great way to do it.” Working with videographer Luke Dunning (Umbrella Creative) to really bring their vision to life, the band also called on local animator Nevenko Kosarunic who added amazing visuals and colouring over the top to really bring the video to life.
Beddy Rays started making music together not long after they first met on the primary school oval back in the day, and the release of weekend anthem Sobercoaster in 2020 really started shaking things up for these fun-loving larrikins. The cracker of a tune has now certified Gold sales, amassed over 10 million streams and echoed throughout backyards of Australia during triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2020.
The momentum hasn’t stopped for a minute with their single Handful landing 83 in the Hottest 100 of 2023, cementing the four-piece as one of the country’s most loveable bands. Their highly anticipated and fully independent debut album was released in July 2022 and achieved #1 Vinyl and #2 Australian Album on the ARIA charts, as well as getting nominated for ‘Breakthrough Artist’ at the ARIA awards. The four-piece have gained multiple nominations at both the Queensland Music Awards and National Indigenous Music Awards, were announced as winners of the Levi’s Music Prize in 2021 and rocked their cover of Thelma Plum’s Better in Blak for triple j Like A Version.
Over the past few years Beddy Rays have taken their electrifying live show around the country playing festival sets at Valley Fiesta, Summer Sounds, Play on the Plains, Super Fun Day, ShoreShocked, The Push, Spin Off as well as Spilt Milk and Falls Festival.
These days it’s almost impossible not to recognise a Beddy Rays track, as their music has become a carefully curated recipe involving all the right ingredients: heartfelt lyrics, huge hooks, mosh-worthy riffs and a lingering sense of comradery and good vibes that underpins everything they create.
SILVERLINE IS OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE
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