Peter Bibby shares new single ‘The Arsehole’
Peter Bibby | Credit: Kristofski
“…Bibby is a master of the gritty earworm” - MOJO
Today, Perth misfit Peter Bibby announces his new album Drama King, to be released May 31 via Spinning Top Records. Drama King was produced by first-time collaborator Dan Luscombe, whose work with fellow Aussie breakouts The Drones and Amyl and the Sniffers convinced Bibby he’d be in safe hands. Bibby later travelled to Los Angeles to mix the album with White Denim’s Josh Block, a frequent collaborator with Leon Bridges.
Today, Peter Bibby also shares lead single ‘The Arsehole’ and announces the Drama King Australian tour. Peter Bibby’s Big Horse band will saddle up for a 4-night residency at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle, Australia and then onto shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Full tour details below.
While the material on Drama King may have come together without major incident, its lyrics reflect Bibby’s evolution from hard-partying prankster to a more enlightened, responsible human who now knows when enough is really enough. Those sentiments are at the forefront of the aforementioned opener ‘The Arsehole’.
Bibby shares “The arsehole is the grand finale on the digestive rollercoaster of most living creatures, it is also the name of my brand-new song, The Arsehole. Featuring drums, guitars, human vocals and keyboards, the song works its way around two chords, quickly touching on a third towards the end to keep you, the listener, intrigued. The words are at times self-reflective, at other times accusatory, but all the time really good and hinting at the fact that maybe we’re all just a pack of arseholes. I trust you will enjoy my new music, The Arsehole."
Watch the video for ’The Arsehole’
“No one seems to want to talk to me / ‘cuz I’m the arsehole, probably.”
Indeed, that lovable ambivalence is at the heart of Drama King, Bibby’s fourth studio album. “It was the first time I'd worked with a producer, and I prepared for it knowing that my songs were going to get chopped up and shortened,” Bibby recalls. “I’m glad I did, because for the most part, Dan was like, oh, you've already solved every problem I had with these. He was completely underselling himself, because he shaped and sculpted every song on the record into a far more beautiful and articulate thing than I could have on my own."
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Freo Residency Dates
Thu 09 May - Buffalo Club - Fremantle, WA
Thu 16 May - Buffalo Club - Fremantle, WA
Thu 23 May - Buffalo Club - Fremantle, WA
Thu 30 May - Buffalo Club - Fremantle, WA
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Peter Bibby - Drama King Australian Tour
Thu 20 Jun – The Valley Loft - Brisbane, QLD
Fri 21 Jun – Mary's Underground - Sydney, NSW
Sat 22 Jun – Howler, Melbourne - VIC
Sat 29 Jun – Jive - Adelaide, SA.
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