Drunk Mums - Beer Baby (2024)

A four-year hiatus hasn’t dulled the roughened garage hooks and sneering choruses of party-punk brats Drunk Mums. The Melbourne quartet’s fourth album also proves that guitarist/singers Jake Doyle and Dean Whitby, bassist Adam Ritchie and drummer Jonny Badlove haven’t grow up too terribly much since forming the band as teens in 2011. Not a song here cracks the three-minute mark, and Drunk Mums get much giddy mileage out of simple refrains about coming alive after dark or inventorying the chemical debauchery of a Saturday night. But for all the blurted momentum, quickie guitar solos and wobbly harmonies, Drunk Mums aren’t quite as ramshackle and shallow as they pretend to be. Inspired by a thankless warehouse job that Doyle suffered through, opener “New Australia” mocks the dull toll of capitalism to a degree that edges into social commentary. “Apocalypse” is similarly fed up with the status quo, looking forward to the bliss of never having to work another day when the world finally falls apart.

Australia's unrivalled purveyors of hard-hitting tunes, Drunk Mums, are storming back onto the music scene in 2024 after a four-year hiatus that felt like a never-ending hangover. Get ready to raise your glasses because these mums are back on the bottle with a brand-new album, set to detonate in March.

Prepare yourself for an electrifying experience as Drunk Mums deliver ten relentless, no-holds-barred party anthems that leave no room for sadness, emotions, or rational thinking. They've discarded all that baggage, turning it into fertile ground for a relentless, no-BS, good-time rock 'n' roll explosion.

Recorded at the legendary Hot House studio with Jez at the helm and masterfully fine-tuned by the Bear, no expense was spared in crafting their sonic masterpiece, aptly named "BEER BABY." It's a cocktail of sound that'll intoxicate your senses like never before.

Sobriety is a thing of the past as the Drunk Mums gear up to cash in their drink tickets at dive bars across the globe. It's time to embrace the chaos and join this rowdy bunch on a rock 'n' roll journey that's bound to be nothing short of legendary.