vegas water taxi return with their new album, long time caller, on October 3rd release on PNKSLM Recordings. Ahead of the EP’s arrival, the UK band have shared a video for new single “chateau photo.”

frontman Ben Hambro is in full storytelling form, exploring social isolation, breakup paranoia, and the weird dislocation of modern love with humour, charm, and twang. The track is a clear encapsulation of Hambro’s intention when starting vegas water taxi to write songs “as honest and as painful as they need to be”. The single arrives with a self-directed music video that follows Hambro through a slyly poignant visual, as he’s exiled from a surreal house party. Steering the project’s visual world with the same offbeat charm and authenticity that defines his songwriting, Hambro’s wide reaching artistic talent are showcased.

Hambro says of the track: “This song is about the moment of realisation that you’ve been replaced or excommunicated from a social group after a break up. Obviously it happened when I saw a photo on instagram. It’s a bit of a double edged sword – it obviously hurts quite a lot, but there’s a sense of freedom that comes with it as well. It’s also just part of life, friends come and go, and often come back into your life again. Musically I think I was aiming for Oasis meets Silver Jews.”

Recorded with Folly Group’s Louis Milburn, the EP features bandmates bassist/guitarist Fred Lawton, drummer/guitarist Charlie Meyrick and backing vocalist Molly Shields, plus collaborators Rhodri Brooks on pedal steel and Holly Carpenter on violin, building on the band’s now-distinctive blend of wry lyricism and country-laced indie rock.

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long time caller
Tracklisting

1. chateau photo
2. birkenstocks
3. jolene
4. jerry
5. nts

vegas water taxi 2025 Tour Dates

August 16 – Stockholm, SE – Rosetta’s
August 17 – Stockholm, SE – Fools Gold Festival
November 21 – London, UK – The Ivy House

Pre-order long time caller by vegas water taxi HERE