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Ball Park Music

Ball Park Music

Ball Park Music is an Australian five-piece indie rock band from Brisbane consisting of Sam Cromack, Jennifer Boyce, Paul Furness, Dean Hanson and Daniel Hanson. Since forming in 2008, the band has released seven studio albums. Their debut, Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs (2011), was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards, and its 2012 follow-up, Museum, debuted at number nine on the ARIA charts. Their third album, Puddinghead (2014), was supported by the certified-platinum lead single "She Only Loves Me When I'm There".

Their experimental fourth album Every Night the Same Dream (2016) was praised for its psychedelic rock influence. In 2018, the band released Good Mood, a return to their familiar indie pop sound. Its platinum lead single "Exactly How You Are" polled at number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017, and led the record to critical acclaim with three ARIA Award nominations. In 2020, they released their sixth studio album, Ball Park Music, supported by "Cherub" which polled at number four in the Hottest 100 of 2020. It won Album of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards and peaked at number two on the ARIA charts. The band's seventh album, Weirder & Weirder (2022), was nominated for Best Independent Album and Best Rock Album at the 2022 ARIA Awards.

Albums

2011 Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs
2012 Museum
2014 Puddinghead
2016 Every Night the Same Dream
2018 Good Mood
2020 Ball Park Music
2022 Weirder & Weirder
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Live Review: Ball Park Music, Millions, Pluto Jonze
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As the venue slowly emptied, every punter was left smiling ear-to-ear and no doubt already looking forward to Ball Park Music’s next tour.
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Live Review: Ball Park Music, Papa Vs Pretty, Jesse Davidson
A really enjoyable, light-hearted gig that was a just a bit of fun for everyone.
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Ball Park Music Major Contender For #1 Album
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Album Review: Ball Park Music - 'Puddinghead'
Fantastic indie rock from some of Australia's finest.
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"I don’t think our band has an especially Australian sound necessarily."
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Album Review: Ball Park Music - Puddinghead
According to the Bard, a ‘puddinghead’ may be one who fumbles the most basic tasks, but Ball Park prove a balanced and centred approach suits them just fine.
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Ball Park Music Announce National Tour And New Album Details
A new single has also been released