Melbourne psych/surf quintet Water Bear have just released a ripper of a new record in Purple Jake, the follow-up to their 2015 debut Quackadilly Blip.

There’s a loose cosmic theme kicking things off here with the cover art and twangy opener ‘Interstellar Confusion’, which soon gives way to the more rollicking moments of ‘Simon Says’ or ‘Madhouse’, and the silken Eastern influences of ‘Good For Business’. The semi-title track of ‘GodSpeed (Purple Jake)’ closes out a nicely varied little record with aplomb, making it very easy to jam this one on repeat.

Purple Jake is out today through C’mon Records, and you’ll be able to hear it live when Water Bear launch the record tomorrow night at Melbourne’s Wesley Anne, with Eddy Dillon and Scout supporting.

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