Hailing from the surf town of Byron Bay, Australia, the Babe Rainbow emerged in the mid-2010s offering a lighter, more flower-powered take on neo-psychedelia than some of their similarly influenced countrymen like King Gizzard the Lizard Wizard or Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. After gaining international exposure via 30th Century Records, the band got to work delivering a string of acclaimed full-length records, including 2018's Double Rainbow and 2021's Changing Colours.

The Babe Rainbow (not to be confused with Canadian electronic producer Babe Rainbow) first appeared in 2015 with a self-titled EP bearing cosmic, '60s-indebted nuggets like "Ash May & Dr. Love Wisdom" and the affable "Secret Enchanted Broccoli Forest." After signing with Danger Mouse's 30th Century Records, co-founders Angus Dowling (vocals, drums) and Jack Cool-Breeze Crowther (guitar), along with Venezuelan newcomer Lu-Lu-Felix Domingo (bass), embarked on an American tour with West Coast psych outfit the Allah-Las. Returning home to Byron Bay, the band worked with Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard the Lizard Wizard) to record their eponymous full-length debut, which arrived in the summer of 2017. A second helping, Double Rainbow, appeared a year later, following in the same sonic footsteps and debuting at number 18 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The Babes kept up their schedule in 2019 with Today, their third full-length in as many years, followed in 2021 by Changing Colours. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi