Australia’s very own psychedelic warriors Babe Rainbow are back with a new single entitled “Smash the Machine.” The driving, psychedelic wrecking ball of a song features a guitar flanging out in the background, a groovy bass line throughout, and the silly talk-singing melodies we’ve come to expect from the band. Bringing to mind the sunshine feeling of Harry Nilsson’s The Point, The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine or other children-oriented music films and television programs from the sixties and seventies, the song is an air adventure out of your head and into the screen. A contradictory joyous choir of harmony to juxtapose its biting commentary on technology and consumerism.

The single bookends a year that started with Babe Rainbow collaborating with Jaden Smith on their fourth LP, Changing Colours, pushing the envelope on what the intersection of rainbow psyche and hip hop sounds like. Now, the band is happy to announce they’re going on an Australian summer tour.

Babe Rainbow
Live Dates

SUN 2 JAN – BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY

SAT 22 JAN –  TILBA VALLEY WINES, TILBA VALLEY  (h) 

SUN 23 JAN –  THE MARLIN HOTEL , ULLADULLA (h) 

TUE 25 JAN – NARRABEEN RSL, NARRABEEN  (h)

WED 26 JAN –   DRIFTERS WHARF HOTEL, GOSFORD (h)

THUR 27 JAN –  LAURIETON SERVICES CLUB, LAURIETON (H)

FRI 28 JAN – HOEY MOEY, COFFS HARBOUR (H)

SAT 29 JAN – YAMBA BOWLING CLUB, YAMBA (h)

FRI 4 FEB –   THORNBURY THEATRE, MELBOURNE (h) 

SAT 5 FEB  – BACKYARD FESTIVAL, NEWSTEAD RACECOURSE – NEWSTEAD. VIC 

SUN 6 FEB – BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY (H)

SAT 12 FEB –  THE LONG SUNSET – ELYSIAN FIELDS, CANUNGRA. QLD  

 THUR 17 FEB – THE RIVER, MARGARET RIVER  (h) 

 FRI 18 FEB – PRINCE OF WALES, BUNBURY (h) 

 SAT 19 FEB – FREO SOCIAL, WA (H) 

 SAT 26 FEB –  MAYBERRY, DARWIN  (h)

 FRI 4 MARCH – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE (h) 

 SUN 6 MARCH – BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY (H)

 SUN 13 MARCH – ADELAIDE FESTIVAL,ADELAIDE ©    

 THUR 17 MARCH – ANITA’S THEATRE, WOLLONGONG (h) 

 SAT 19 MARCH – WINE MACHINE, ACT  

 FRI 1 APRIL – NIGHTQUARTER, SUNSHINE COAST (h) 

 SAT 2 APRIL – WINE MACHINE, YARRA VALLEY. VIC  

THUR 7 APRIL – ENMORE THEATRE,SYDNEY (2P)

 SAT 9 APRIL – WINE MACHINE, HUNTER VALLEY.NSW