Premiere: Melbourne Five-Piece Baby Blue's New Single of Vibrant Surf Pop, 'Hills Hoist'

Have you ever headed to your local with a mate for post-heartbreak D&Ms that last for hours until everything that’s able to be said, has been said? I certainly have, as has Baby Blue lead singer and songwriter Rhea Caldwell, channeling these vibes into mellow new single Hills Hoist, premiering on Pilerats today ahead of its April 5 release.

The third single from their imminent debut album Of My Window, Hills Hoist uses the nostalgic analogy of being strung upside down from a clothesline until all the feelings and emotion have tumbled out. Taking cues from vintage surf rock and modern Americana, Hills Hoist is a three-and-a-half minute cut of blissful and wistful indie pop.

Bringing the Hills Hoist analogy to life visually is the lofi music video that opens with Rhea jamming on a suburban rooftop before finding herself dangling from the titular clothesline, before meeting up with the rest of the band for a cuppa and chinwag before setting up for an impromptu backyard concert.

The latest taste of their soon-to-be-released debut album Of My Window, Baby Blue’s first album will see them explore further relatable and timely themes of self-improvement, the joys and pitfalls of casual romance, and trying to stay positive in an increasingly challenging world.

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Before then though, Hills Hoist will be out April 5, but you can take a fist watch and listen as Baby Blue’s new single and music video premiere on Pilerats today: