Australian duo Skegss shared their new single “High Beaming,” a breezy and bouncy, yet tender tribute to the ones who keep us going when the world gets overwhelming. Of the song, vocalist/guitarist Ben Reed and drummer Jonny Lani explain: “this ones for someone that’s always somewhat positive in the worst times – It’s a strong survival trait.” “High Beaming” is out now alongside a video featuring clips of the globe-trotting band’s recent travels, which included: a packed, rowdy LA in-store show at Mollusk Surf Shop; an afterparty performance at Indonesia’s Padang Padang Surf Competition; a stop at France’s Quicksilver Festival; and a London album launch show, partnered with Rough Trade and Signature Brew, that saw Reed behind the bar serving ‘Knock Off Lager’ to a crowd of eager fans.
The track is the third single from Skegss’ forthcoming new album Pacific Highway Music, out October 18th, 2024 (Loma Vista Recordings), following “Out Of My Head” and “Spaceman.” Produced by Paul Butler (Devendra Banhart, Michael Kiwanuka, St. Paul & the Broken Bones), the album is now available for pre-order. PacificHighway Music will be released in seven different vinyl variants, including a Fuzz Coffee collaboration bundle featuring ‘Pacific Highway Music’ coffee, and an Urban Outfitters exclusive variant.
Skegss–who recently performed all three singles,“Up In The Clouds” (from 2018’s My Own Mess), and “L.S.D.” on The Best Show with Tom Scharpling–will return stateside next week for sold-out release shows in Los Angeles at El Cid on 10/7 and 10/8. The band also just announced a show in Pioneertown, CA, at Pappy + Harriet’s on 10/9.
Pacific Highway Music presents Skegss’ most masterful and fully realized work to date. The Byron Bay-bred band’s third full-length—and follow-up to their acclaimed sophomore album Rehearsal, which debuted at #1 on their homeland Australia ARIA Albums Chart, and led to their first-ever Coachella appearance and a sold-out U.S. tour—brings a newly heightened creative energy to every aspect of their explosive yet introspective form of rock. Centered on Reed’s frenetic and playful lyricism, Pacific Highway Music ultimately finds Skegss exploring the more complicated elements of the human experience with sincerity, soul, and unabashed joie de vivre.
Pacific Highway Music Tracklist:
1. Tradewinds
2. High Beaming
3. I Think I Can Fly
4. Brain On The Highway
5. Stuck In Cheyenne
6. Spaceman
7. Batten Down The Hatches
8. Aeroplane Heart
9. Out Of My Head
10. It Is
11. Kelly Heroes
Pacific Highway Music is now available for pre-order