Poneke's pop-funk & soul band BRBB are excited and primed to be releasing their new tune 'PAY' on the 25th of June. PAY showcases the breakout talents of new singer-songwriter and vocalist 'REE', Marie Thomson while introducing Leith Hazlitt-Black on Drums and Henry Smithers on Bass.

So what's PAY about?

Here's REE

"PAY ...when you first start to understand you're worth it can be really freeing and empowering, learning that you can't rely on someone else for life fulfilment and happiness. Pay is a song of someone demanding that they receive the treatment and love they deserve"

PAY was Recorded, engineered, mixed and produced between the Surgery Studios Wellington and Tiny Triumph Recordings by Toby Lloyd. It also features Barrett Hocking from 'The Black Seeds' on trumpet.  

BRBB has been thrilling audiences since 2016. Their debut self-titled album was released and toured NZ 2019 with 3 weeks in the Official NZ Top 20 & a #1 on the IMNZ 'NZ Indie; chart.

Following on from PAY new tunes GREENCONES, and MIND READER are the next singles in line to release on the bands upcoming sophomore album.

Blue River Baby - Pay

Ginger in the Summer is a high-energy ode to New Zealand summer love. Across a sunburnt and hazy tale of a carefree – but ultimately doomed - romance, they affectionately mine a plethora of Kiwi cultural touchstones from Don McGlashan to Annie Crummer, Hi-ace vans, Pohutukawa trees and RSAs.

Ginger In The Summer - Single

Ginger In The Summer

The tale of two lovers
This track starts with a lovers field call as she pines for her love,  then moves along to a Ska Dub bounce

BRBB

Black Yard Town (Album Version)

Black Yard Town (Deluxe version)

Black Yard Town is a lovers call as she pines for her true love lost.
Recorded and performed on real instruments organic and live at the Surgery Studios in Wellington New Zealand

Black Yard Town (Radio Edit)

Black Yard Town (Alternative edit)

For those of us who love to Party!!

Recorded Live @The Surgery Studios Wellingtion
Engineered and Mixed by Lee Prebble 
Background intro recorded live @Residence bar Courtenay place bar on a  busy Wednesday student drinking night. 

Lyrics -
WALK OF SHAME 

Wake up . . . wipe that sleep out of my eyes.
Walk of shame . . . and I’m still too drunk to drive.
Weekend take me up …she breaks me down to size
Come a Monday morning. I’m lucky to be alive.

I stay out . . . so tomorrow never comes
And I play out ‘caus I like the chase and run
But the morning breaks the new day brings me down
How’d it come to this? Roll the weekend back around!

(Guitar solo)

Aye Aye Aye Aye I..
I Spend the week . . earning all my money
Come the Thursday gotta give some to my honey
But the thirst does hit ..my mama my my throat is dry…ow!
I’ll just knock back 1 or 2 makes my body come alive.

MC WIZZARD
Yo the night fades to day man yeah it turns to light
When we’re phasing thru the time man yeah we feel alright
When we’re walking thru phase and time yes we connect
When we open up the realm man….yeah we represent
Got the new step ..trim step yeah we set the sound
Grooving as we’re walking thru when taking out
As the night fades to day man then it turns to light
As we elevate the mood man!  we’re feeling alright

But the morning breaks…the new day brings me down…oi
I’ll just know back one or two … makes my body come alive
Too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive …too drunk to drive.

…..I stay out so tomorrow never comes…huh aye aye aye … and I play out
Cos I like the chase and….Ruuuun….GO!  
But the morning breaks..the new day brings me down.
Walk of shame…still too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive..
Too dunk to drive … too drunk to drive

Too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive…. Too drunk to drive……
Too drunk to drive

Walk of Shame (Album Version)

Walk of Shame (Deluxe version)

A song for those of us who like to party a little too much.

WALK OF SHAME (Radio edit) Lyrics

Wake up . . . wipe that sleep out of my eyes.
Walk of shame . . . and I’m still too drunk to drive.
Weekend take me up …she breaks me down to size
Come a Monday morning. I’m lucky to be alive.

I stay out . . . so tomorrow never comes
And I play out ‘cos I like the chase and run
But the morning breaks the new day brings me down
How’d it come to this? Roll the weekend back around!

(Guitar solo)

Aye aye aye aye I..
I Spend the week . . earning all my money
Come the Thursday gotta give some to my honey GO!!

But the morning breaks…the new day brings me down…
Walk of shame…still too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive..
too drunk to drive … too drunk to drive
Too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive…too drunk to drive…. Too drunk to drive……too drunk to drive

Walk of Shame (Radio edit)

Walk Of Shame (Radio Edit)

Blue River Baby is a song that remembers the rivers, 
it speaks to the edges where nature and humans meet.
It asks us to connect with nature to take care, to be gentle on ourselves and our environment.

Blue River Baby

Blue River Baby (Deluxe Version)

This is a song about becoming intimate, sharing your insecurity and letting go in trust.

Closer (Radio Edit)

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Blue River Baby are a uniquely organic festive infusion of soul, psychedelic rock and funk. 
Their music reminds us to be connected with each other and our surroundings, asking us to be present and awake to our actions and our environmental impacts.

High on coffee and played live on real instruments their music has been captured at Surgery Studios Newtown New Zealand by Dr Lee Preeble.

Blue River Baby (Deluxe Version)

Blue River Baby (BRBB)

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