# The Belair Lip Bombs
**The Belair Lip Bombs** are an Australian indie rock band formed in 2017 in Frankston, a beachside suburb of Melbourne, [Victoria](https://www.edgepedia.org/victoria-state), consisting of Maisie Everett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Mike Bradvica (guitar), Jimmy Droughton (bass), and drummer Daniel "Dev" Devlin, who replaced founding drummer Liam de Bruin in 2024.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [2](https://readdork.com/features/the-belair-lip-bombs-interview-nov25) Their guitar-driven mix of power pop, garage rock, punk, and Australian pub rock earned them a devoted local following, a signing to [Jack White](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-white)'s Third Man Records as the label's first Australian act, and international touring.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [3](https://first-avenue.com/performer/the-belair-lip-bombs/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Origin | Formed 2017 in Frankston, Melbourne, by school friends; Everett and Bradvica met in secondary school and started the band shortly after graduation[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [4](https://www.wtyefm.com/2025/11/03/for-the-belair-lip-bombs-hooky-indie-rock-simplicity-is-key/) |
| Name | Taken from a rare, limited-edition 1980s California skateboard wheel called a Belair Lip Bomb, although none of the members skated[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [5](https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/programs/program-unearthed/feature-artist-the-belair-lip-bombs-2023-/102925168) |
| Early releases | Self-titled six-track EP (November 2018); three-track EP *Songs to Do Your Laundry To* (mid-2019)[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [6](https://selectmusic.com.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs/) |
| Albums | *Lush Life* (self-released August 2023; reissued by Third Man Records in 2024); *Again* (Third Man, October 31, 2025)[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [7](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-belair-lip-bombs-lush-life/) • [8](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-belair-lip-bombs-again-review-3901147) |
| Label milestone | First Australian act signed to Third Man Records, after the label saw them at SXSW 2024 and The Great Escape in Brighton[8](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-belair-lip-bombs-again-review-3901147) • [9](https://danstafaceb.com/rencontre-avec-the-belair-lip-bombs) |
| Lineup change | Founding drummer Liam de Bruin left after the band played SXSW; Daniel "Dev" Devlin joined at the start of 2024[2](https://readdork.com/features/the-belair-lip-bombs-interview-nov25) |
| Self-description | The band has jokingly called its sound "yearn-core" and "limerence rock", referencing intense infatuation[3](https://first-avenue.com/performer/the-belair-lip-bombs/) • [10](https://www.nme.com/the-cover/the-belair-lip-bombs-03-11-2025-3904699?comments=open) |
## Formation and early releases
The four original members grew up in Frankston, a coastal suburb with what Everett describes as a "coastal, surfy sort of vibe", and met through school; Jimmy and Liam were a few years above Maisie and Mike.[4](https://www.wtyefm.com/2025/11/03/for-the-belair-lip-bombs-hooky-indie-rock-simplicity-is-key/) • [5](https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/programs/program-unearthed/feature-artist-the-belair-lip-bombs-2023-/102925168) They started playing shows while still underage, and cut their teeth at Singing Bird Studios, an all-ages DIY venue and recording space in Frankston where they recorded their first two EPs and which they still describe as vital for new bands.[4](https://www.wtyefm.com/2025/11/03/for-the-belair-lip-bombs-hooky-indie-rock-simplicity-is-key/) • [11](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/10/30/feature-spotlight-the-belair-lip-bombs)
Their first single, "Get Smart", mastered by Mikey Young, appeared in April 2018 and resurfaced on the self-released, self-titled debut EP that November.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) The EP leaned on loud rock and 1990s grunge guitar sounds; the 2019 follow-up *Songs to Do Your Laundry To* moved toward indie rock and pop across three tracks.[6](https://selectmusic.com.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs/) During this period they built a following supporting acts including Ladyhawke, Spacey Jane, Slowly Slowly, Tired Lion, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, and British India.[6](https://selectmusic.com.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs/)
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed their progress in 2020, which the band has said worked in their favor by giving them time to rehearse and write.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [12](https://amrap.org.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs) The single "Out of Here", released in July 2021 as their first new music since mid-2019, coincided with Melbourne exiting its fourth lockdown.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878)
## Lush Life and Third Man Records
*Lush Life*, written after roughly five years as a band, was self-released in August 2023. It was co-produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Nao Anzai, with vocals produced by EP engineer Max Dangerfield.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [13](https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/gear-talks-the-belair-lip-bombs/) Everett has described the album's songwriting as a natural jump in maturity compared with the EPs.[13](https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/gear-talks-the-belair-lip-bombs/) Pitchfork's reviewer Laura Snapes, deputy music editor at *The Guardian*, called the reissued debut "a classic power-pop rager" and placed the band in the lineage of antipodean guitar pop acts such as the Beths and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.[7](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-belair-lip-bombs-lush-life/)
The album earned the band slots at [South by Southwest](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-by-southwest) in Austin and The Great Escape in Brighton in 2024, where Camille Augarde, Third Man Records' Head of UK Operations, saw them perform and signed them off the strength of *Lush Life*.[14](https://pocketmags.com/us/uncut-magazine/dec-25/articles/the-belair-lip-bombs) • [15](https://themusic.com.au/features/camille-augarde-the-belair-lip-bombs-signing-third-man-records/Wj3gTE9OcXA/02-09-25) Third Man reissued *Lush Life* outside Australia for the first time, making the band the first Australian act on the label.[15](https://themusic.com.au/features/camille-augarde-the-belair-lip-bombs-signing-third-man-records/Wj3gTE9OcXA/02-09-25) • [8](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-belair-lip-bombs-again-review-3901147)
Around this time Everett's side project wound down: she had played bass in the Melbourne punk trio Clamm and left that band in early 2023 to concentrate on the Lip Bombs.[16](https://lineupscout.com/artists/the-belair-lip-bombs)
## Again
The band's second album, *Again*, was released on Third Man Records on October 31, 2025.[8](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-belair-lip-bombs-again-review-3901147) Its first breath came when Devlin joined at the start of 2024 after the former drummer's departure following SXSW; the new member's arrival gave the band what Everett called newfound excitement to start writing immediately.[2](https://readdork.com/features/the-belair-lip-bombs-interview-nov25)
**Production and sound.** The band worked with outside producers for the first time, collaborating with Joe White of Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, who, in Everett's words, "helped us tighten all the screws".[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878) • [11](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/10/30/feature-spotlight-the-belair-lip-bombs) Much of the writing happened between soundchecks on international tours; "Price of a Man" was written in Glasgow, and "Burning Up" was the only song conceived entirely in the studio, rebuilt from the ground up into a ballad.[11](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/10/30/feature-spotlight-the-belair-lip-bombs) • [17](https://www.wanderer-magazine.com/inside/our-chat-with-the-belair-lip-bombs) Violin by Kat Mear, formerly of Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, appears on several tracks including "Again and Again" and "Burning Up".[17](https://www.wanderer-magazine.com/inside/our-chat-with-the-belair-lip-bombs)
Devlin described the record as less moody than its predecessor, drawing on mid-2000s indie alongside 1960s and 1970s classic rock, while Everett has emphasized keeping the arrangements playable live as a four-piece rather than relying on synths.[2](https://readdork.com/features/the-belair-lip-bombs-interview-nov25) • [4](https://www.wtyefm.com/2025/11/03/for-the-belair-lip-bombs-hooky-indie-rock-simplicity-is-key/) The album expands the palette with keyboards and piano on most songs and a synth loop on "Hey You", which served as the lead single and first release on Third Man.[9](https://danstafaceb.com/rencontre-avec-the-belair-lip-bombs)
## Touring and reception
The band has toured extensively beyond Australia, including a North American run supporting Spacey Jane, UK and European headline dates, festival appearances at SXSW and The Great Escape, and a Japan tour announced for 2026.[17](https://www.wanderer-magazine.com/inside/our-chat-with-the-belair-lip-bombs) • [14](https://pocketmags.com/us/uncut-magazine/dec-25/articles/the-belair-lip-bombs) • [18](https://eplus.jp/s/image/451773/0001/000/pdf/20260408204721030.pdf) They have played sold-out headline shows in London, Melbourne, and Brisbane.[6](https://selectmusic.com.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs/) In Australia, triple j Unearthed named them a Feature Artist in October 2023.[5](https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/programs/program-unearthed/feature-artist-the-belair-lip-bombs-2023-/102925168)
## References
1. [The Belair Lip Bombs Biography by Marcy Donelson, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs-mn0004681878)
2. [The Belair Lip Bombs are ready to go off (again), Dork](https://readdork.com/features/the-belair-lip-bombs-interview-nov25)
3. [The Belair Lip Bombs, First Avenue](https://first-avenue.com/performer/the-belair-lip-bombs/)
4. [For The Belair Lip Bombs' hooky indie rock, simplicity is key, NME via WTYE (3 November 2025)](https://www.wtyefm.com/2025/11/03/for-the-belair-lip-bombs-hooky-indie-rock-simplicity-is-key/)
5. [Dropping In As This Week's Feature Artist, It's The Belair Lip Bombs, triple j Unearthed (2 October 2023)](https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/programs/program-unearthed/feature-artist-the-belair-lip-bombs-2023-/102925168)
6. [The Belair Lip Bombs, Select Music](https://selectmusic.com.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs/)
7. [The Belair Lip Bombs: Lush Life Album Review by Laura Snapes, Pitchfork (22 October 2024)](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-belair-lip-bombs-lush-life/)
8. [The Belair Lip Bombs – ‘Again’ review: Melbourne indie upstarts shoot for global stardom](https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/the-belair-lip-bombs-again-review-3901147)
9. [Rencontre avec The Belair Lip Bombs, La Face B (6 January 2026)](https://danstafaceb.com/rencontre-avec-the-belair-lip-bombs)
10. [For The Belair Lip Bombs’ hooky indie rock, simplicity is key | The Cover | NME.com](https://www.nme.com/the-cover/the-belair-lip-bombs-03-11-2025-3904699?comments=open)
11. [Spotlight: The Belair Lip Bombs, Music Musings & Such (30 October 2025)](https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2025/10/30/feature-spotlight-the-belair-lip-bombs)
12. [Amrap, Australian Music Radio Airplay Project: The Belair Lip Bombs](https://amrap.org.au/artist/the-belair-lip-bombs)
13. [Gear Talks: The Belair Lip Bombs, Mixdown (6 September 2023)](https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/gear-talks-the-belair-lip-bombs/)
14. [The Belair Lip Bombs, Uncut magazine December 2025](https://pocketmags.com/us/uncut-magazine/dec-25/articles/the-belair-lip-bombs)
15. [Camille Augarde on The Belair Lip Bombs' Signing to Third Man Records, The Music (2 September 2025)](https://themusic.com.au/features/camille-augarde-the-belair-lip-bombs-signing-third-man-records/Wj3gTE9OcXA/02-09-25)
16. [The Belair Lip Bombs, Lineup Scout](https://lineupscout.com/artists/the-belair-lip-bombs)
17. [Our Chat with The Belair Lip Bombs, wanderer. Magazine](https://www.wanderer-magazine.com/inside/our-chat-with-the-belair-lip-bombs)
18. [The Belair Lip Bombs Japan Tour 2026 press release, eplus](https://eplus.jp/s/image/451773/0001/000/pdf/20260408204721030.pdf)
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