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Photo – Jared Hinz

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Yugambeh/Gold Coast-based trio, Bootleg Rascal, have unveiled their final song of the year, ‘Drip Your Love’ feat. South Summit’s Zaya – produced by Caleb Tasker (Rum Jungle, The Terrys) with mixing and mastering by Ian Pritchett (Angus and Julia Stone, Boo Seeka).

‘Drip Your Love’ opens with laid-back, sultry keys as Carlos Lara’s soulful vocals float over the swaggering beat. Zaya’s vocals enter, glossing the arrangement with a hazy burst of warmth before gritty guitars layer atop the bridge, adding texture and yearning ahead of a final rhythmic burst.

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Guitarist and dad-bod extraordinaire Jimmy Young shares the inspiration behind the track:“It’s long, hot summer days spent by the pool sipping ice cold, extra strong, homemade margies. It’s steamy nights spent with your new flame, picture the love scene from the OG Top Gun movie, ‘Take My Breath Away’ playing on cassette tape. It’s traffic jams spent sweating it out in your 1986 Toyota Corollawith busted A/C. It’s pretending to drown at the community pool just so you can get resusitated by the hot life guard on duty, see Squints Poladoris in the ‘Sandlot Kids’. It’s trying to finish your Frosty Fruitbefore it melts in the blazing hot sun (aka impossible). It’s necking your first cold beer of the day so fast it feels like the liquid just evaporates before it even touches your lips. It’s slamming chip sambos at the beach, white bread/chicken salt/extra sauce. It’s hanging for summer to come around just to complain every day about how hot it is, then lament it when it’s all over for another year. It’s summer lovin’ just the way Olivia and John boy would want it.”

Alongside the release is the announcement of their curated mini-festival ‘BOOTY BLOCK PARTY’, which will be held over March and April 2025. They will be joined by the likes of Danté Knows, Dear Sunday, Dizzy Days and Tasman Keith on select shows. After launching in early-2024 with a sold-out event in Sydney, the band has decided to up the ante and take the event to a truly national capacity.

“Yeah, we thought we’d go all out and do every capital city but Sydney. We’ve been out priced of the accommodation for hotels there, so unless someone has a tent we can pitch in their backyard, then it’s no Sydney for now. If anyone is keen to hook us up though, please shout out; Carlos said he has a lot of experience pitching a tent, so we’ll be pretty self-sustainable” continues Young.

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Since their late-2012 inception, Bootleg Rascal have released a slew of singles, two EP’s and three albums, all of which were warmly received globally by critics and fans alike. Multiple tracks and videos have been supported by Spotify, Apple Music, MTV, Rage, NME, The Line of Best Fit, ClashMagazine, and added to high rotation on Australia’s largest youth radio network triple j; as well as performing on the station’s esteemed ‘Like A Version’ segment.

Bootleg Rascal have continually traversed the globe playing multiple sold-out headline shows in France, UK, Netherlands, Germany, USA, New Zealand and Australia. They’ve also regularly appeared on major Australian festivals including Falls Festival, Big Pineapple Festival, Lost Paradise, The Hills Are Alive, Festival of the Sun and Party in the Paddock.

‘Drip Your Love’ feat. Zaya is available worldwide now

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BOOTLEG RASCAL
BOOTY BLOCK PARTY

With Special Guests Danté Knows, Dear Sunday, Dizzy Days + Tasman Keith

Tickets on-sale now – www.bootlegrascal.com  

SUN 9 MAR | THE ESPY, NAARM/MELBOURNE VIC
FRI 14 MAR | CROWN & ANCHOR, TARNDANYA/ADELAIDE SA ^ – *
SAT 15 MAR | PORT BEACH BREWERY, BOORLOO/PERTH WA –
SAT 22 MAR | DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB, LARRAKIA/DARWIN NT + ^ – *
FRI 28 MAR | ALTAR, LUTRUWITA/HOBART, TAS ^ – *
SAT 29 MAR | THE BRIGHTSIDE, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD
FRI 4 APR | THE BASEMENT, NGUNNAWAWL/CANBERRA ACT ^ *

+ Danté Knows Not Appearing
^ Dear Sunday Not Appearing
– Dizzy Days Not Appearing
* Tasman Keith Not Appearing​​​​​​

Additional Live Shows

SAT 28 DEC | MORUYA GOLF CLUB, MORUYA NSW
SUN 29 DEC | THE MARLIN HOTEL, ULLADULLA NSW
TUE 31 DEC | SPACED OUT FESTIVAL, EORA/SYDNEY NSW
WED 1 JAN | SECRET SHOW, EORA/SYDNEY NSW​​​

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Photo – Jared Hinz

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Photo – Jared Hinz

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