The Babe Rainbow: Watch psychedelic pop band's video for 'Johny Stay Cool' before their Rough Trade West gig

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The Babe Rainbow (Facebook/press image)

The Babe Rainbow - Angus Dowling, Kool Breeze and Dr Elliot Love-Wisdom - are a groovy bunch from New South Wales who recently played a superb set at Moth Club in Hackney, London.

They're back in the UK for a live show and signing tonight (Monday 25 September) - if you're about then definitely try and check them out.

The band recently released a splendid video for their song "Johny Says Stay Cool" - take a look:

An incomprehensible Q&A with The Babe Rainbow:

What are your plans for 2017?

A sick baby on the trail down from Hell diver, July 1961.. is probably a more important question. But!!! How about a south American tour? La victoria siempre!! Jack wants to rent a room in castle Neuschwanstein for the summer, work on some key-line design, also.

First gig, best gig, worst gig?

First: First show we ever played was right on the beach at the finals of the Noosa Longboarding Festival. Right there.

(Yes, The Fish Music)

Best: Last night in Leipzig. Ilses Erika underneath the old cinema. But Berlin is tonight, so it looks like salad for dinner.

Worst: We once played at the holiday inn of Boulder Canyon, it was the worst gig we have ever played. And after we left, the Holiday Inn of Boulder Canyon loved us so much that it followed us all over California, and we laughed when it rubbed itself against our legs like a strange cat.

The Babe Rainbow play Rough Trade West in London on 25 September