To say that the intervening 4 years since the arrival of their debut album had been tumultuous for Melbourne/Naarm’s Bananagun would be an understatement. Released during the height of lockdown in the summer of 2020, the group were forcibly “scattered” following the release of The True Story of Bananagun. Australia’s ultra-strict lockdown rules - declaring it illegal to travel beyond a 5km radius - made it nigh on impossible for the band to get together at all, with the only rehearsals requiring them to sneak past military checkpoints undetected.
This climate of upheaval does not go unheard on the band’s long-awaited follow-up, ‘Why is the colour of the Sky?’. While it’s by no means a pessimistic work - far from it - it’s an album that departs from the ultra-slick bursts of sunshine-pop and afrobeat that defined ‘True Story… ‘, and muddies the waters with a heavy blend of incendiary jazz and freak-beat experimentation. It’s Bananagun alright, but braver, bolder and more mysterious than ever…
Dinked 310
-
Yellow on green splatter vinyl *
-
Alternative artwork sleeve *
-
A3 collage poster designed by Nick van Bakel *
-
Hand-numbered *
-
Limited pressing of 300 *
*EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition
Also available on standard Red vinyl and CD.
Tracklisting
1. Brave Child of a New World
2. Children of the Man
3. Those Who Came Before
4. Feeding the Moon
5. Gift of the Open Hand
6. With the Night
7. Hippopotamusic
8. Free Energy
9. Wonder part I
10. Wonder part II
Full Time Hobby