If there’s a moment where the night tilts from chaos into clarity, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have bottled it and labelled it ‘BATH WATER’. Their new single doesn’t linger on the party itself, but what comes after: the walk home, the hum in your ears, the sudden and unexpected thrill of your own company.
Described by the band as “slutty, drivey” and wired with a kind of Ke$ha-adjacent abandon, ‘BATH WATER’ leans into their sharp-edged indie rock instincts while loosening the grip just enough to let something more playful seep through. It’s a track that understands the difference between loneliness and solitude, flipping the script on the post-night-out comedown and finding something quietly euphoric in it. There’s even a hyper-local wink embedded in the lyrics, a nod to Canberra’s R4 bus line, grounding the song in the band’s roots while the sound itself pushes outward.
The release lands alongside the announcement of GLORY deluxe, an expanded edition of their sophomore album arriving April 24 via Community Music. The new version adds ‘BATH WATER’ and ‘GO WASTE MY TIME’, alongside stripped-back reworks of fan favourites including ‘TALKING’, ‘DAYLIGHT’, ‘MINE’ and ‘WONDERFUL’. It’s less a reissue than a reframing, offering a second look at a record that has already cemented the band as one of the most vital voices in Australian indie.
That momentum has been impossible to ignore onstage. Their recent run at Laneway Festival saw packed crowds at every stop, with moments spilling beyond the music itself, including a marriage proposal mid-set in Melbourne. It’s the kind of communal energy the band have become known for, a live presence that feels both chaotic and tightly held together.
They’ll carry that into their upcoming AUNZ GLORY tour this May, their biggest headline shows to date, bolstered by a run of all-ages gigs and a rotating cast of local supports. Beyond that, the horizon stretches further: a return to the UK and Europe, festival appearances including All Points East and Victorious, and a North American run that includes stops alongside Jimmy Eat World on the Bleed American 25th anniversary tour, as well as a slot at Warped Tour.
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For a band that thrives on immediacy, ‘BATH WATER’ feels like a snapshot of a very specific feeling, one that arrives unannounced and disappears just as quickly. Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers don’t try to hold onto it. They just let it play out, loud, messy and entirely on their own terms.
