Babehoven. Photo by Windham Garnett
Babehoven will return with a new album this spring. The New York-based duo of Maya Bon and Ryan Albert have announced Water’s Here In You, out April 26 via Double Double Whammy. Today sees the release of a new song called “Birdseye,” following the previously released album track “Chariot.”
Seemingly aware of the blandness that runs through most modern indie rock, “Birdseye” opts for something more ambitious and strikes a balance between melancholic and soaring, jangley and ornate. The music video, directed by Ash Kron, makes a comforting blanket out of the threads of whimsy in the song, depicting Bon as a balloon-aided bird flapping across the coast and taking advantage of the nice weather to do some human-watching. Watch below:
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“‘Birdseye’ is about the fragility and mystery of life, forgiveness, and reconnection,” Bon says in a press statement. “The bird’s eye view with “one long arrow pointed at you” represents love from afar, a cardinal direction. It is a song about warmth, represented by the aromatic spices ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon in the heat of a stew. Steeped in a perfumed simmer of care, we move through the pain and find a way to forgive.”
See the cover art and tracklist for Water’s Here In You below, followed by Babehoven’s upcoming North American tour dates.
Water’s Here In You cover art and tracklist
1. Birdseye
2. My Best Friend Needs
3. Dizzy Spin
4. Millenia
5. Lonely, Cold Seed
6. Chariot
7. Cherry
8. Lightness is Loud
9. Perfect
10. Rocket
11. Good to See You
12. Ella’s From Somewhere Else
Babehoven 2024 tour dates
May 6 - Washington DC - DC9 ❁
May 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right ~
May 8 - Boston, MA - Rockwood %
May 10 - Montreal, QC - La Sotterenea ^
May 11 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G ^
May 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club ^ ∞
May 14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry ^
May 15 - Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village ^ ∞
May 16 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ^
May 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe ^
May 18 - Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's ^
June 8 - Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge *
June 9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *
June 10 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop *
June 12 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall *
June 13 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret *
June 14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
❁ w/ Grocer and Aunt Katrina
~ w/ Knifeplay
% w/ Dimitri Giannopoulos (Horse Jumper of Love) and Hello Shark
^ w/ Greg Mendez
∞ w/ Mia Joy