Listen: Beaty Heart – “Banana Bread” [Premiere]

With their debut album release in May and support slots with London funk-pop unit Jungle, it’s all coming up for South London trio Beaty Heart. “Banana Bread” sounds like a band more than at ease with their craft, premiering today at Best Fit.

In true chop-pop style, the percussive elements sound like the boys have plodded around the house and hit every utensil in sight, cleverly superseded by syncopated drum patterns and surf guitars that volley among feral barks and Josh Mitchell’s soothing vocal. There might even be some steel drums in the mix, which, of course, wouldn’t surprise us at all. It’s a more relaxed affair than recent offerings and gives us a taste of what to expect on their debut.

Beaty Heart may well be another ambitious Animal Collective counterpart but, unlike the dozens who try, the band make multifaceted tropical psych pop that’s unquestionably good.

Mixed Blessings is out via Nusic Sounds/Caroline on 12 May. Support dates with Jungle below:

April:
Friday 4 – Unit 7b Warehouse, London, UK
Friday 11 – La Fleche D’Or, Paris, FRA
Saturday 12 – Rockon, Rotterdam, HOL
Monday 14 – Paradiso (Upstairs), Amsterdam, HOL
Wed 16 – Video, Ghent, BEL
Thursday 17- Artheater, Cologne, GER

May:
Monday 5 – Bodega, Nottingham, UK
Tuesday 6 – Nouveau Casino, Paris, FRANCE *
Thursday 8 – The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
Saturday 10 – Beacons Launch Party – Belgave Music Hall, Leeds, UK
Sunday 11 – Gullivers, Manchester, UK
Monday 12 – Bungalows and Bears, Sheffield, UK
Wed 14 – The Kazimier, Liverpool, UK
Friday 16 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
Sunday 18 – Louisiana, Bristol, UK
Tuesday 20 – Sebright Arms, London, UK

June:
Thursday 5 – Bootleg Bar, LA, USA
Friday 6 – El Rey Theatre, L.A, USA *
Saturday 7 – The Independent, San Francisco, USA *
Monday 9 – Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, USA *
Tuesday 10 – Neumous, Seattle, USA *
Friday 13 – Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, USA *
Saturday 14 – Lincoln Hall, Chicago, USA *
Sunday 15 – Lee’s Palace, Toronto, CA *
Tuesday 17 – The Sinclair, Cambridge, USA *
Wednesday 18 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, USA *
Thursday 19 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, USA *