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Jesus at the Gay Bar is the fifth studio album by Australian pop group Cub Sport, released on 7 April 2023. The album was announced on 19 January 2023, alongside the album's third single "Keep Me Safe".
- “Hold”
- “Yaya” Feat. Mallrat
- “Keep Me Safe”
- “High For The Summer” Feat. Shamir
- “Beg U”
“‘Hold’ was one of the first songs that I wrote that ended up being a part of the album. I wrote it with my friend, Nat Dunn, who’s written with Blackpink and Charli XCX. She writes the most incredible melodies. This was the first thing that we ever wrote together. It was late 2020, and there was some weird stuff happening in some relationships aro...
“[Producer and writer] Simon Lam and Grace [Mallrat] are both just exceptionally talented. I was so excited to do something all together. We were just playing with sounds that felt really beautiful. And Grace recorded just an ad-lib vocal, and then went through and chopped it up and then built that chorus vocal chop riff thing. It sounds like a lit...
“This is probably my favorite song on the album. It’s about the very early days of me and Sam getting together. When we were 17 and we both lived with our parents, a lot of the time that we spent together was in our cars. It’s a bit of a symbol of independence. One of the main lyrics is, “I just want to drive forever. I don’t want to come back ever...
“I wrote ‘High for the Summer’ with a Brisbane producer Max Byrne. There’s just something so yearning about the chords, lyrics, and melodies together. It’s that same balance that I was setting out to find with the whole album where it feels like it hits you right in the heart, but it’s uplifting and fun at the same time. I feel like the overall mes...
“‘Beg U’ is probably the weirdest song on the album. I produced and wrote this one entirely by myself where I’m sitting right now. I recorded a demo with just this synth and some vocals, and then I was just looking at a bunch of different drum loops to find something that felt like it had the right energy. I found this drum loop that almost sounds ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Basically, it tells a story of Jesus partying at a gay bar, and there’s a boy that comes up to Jesus and wants to touch his robe to be healed.
Apr 11, 2023 · Details. Release date: April 7, 2023. Record label: Independent. Cub Sport craft another tender sonic world on the album 'Jesus at the Gay Bar', this time with intimate dance music – read...
Apr 13, 2023 · On the band’s fifth album, the unapologetically titled 💿 Jesus At The Gay Bar, Nelson and Cub Sport are even more honest, diving into gay romance and relationships and how difficult it can be, as a gay person, to be true to self.
Apr 7, 2023 · And Jesus at the Gay Bar is Cub Sport’s most celebratory and revelatory release yet, truly the sound of Jesus partying at a gay bar — in the best possible sense.
Apr 16, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tim Nelson of the Australian band Cub Sport. Their new album - a mix of spirituality, self-reflection, and joy - is called "Jesus at the Gay Bar."
