Like Love

Like Love
Studio album by Ball Park Music
Released	4 April 2025 (2025-04-04)
Recorded	Golden Retriever (Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia) [1]
Length	39:46
Label	Prawn
Producer	Matthew Redlich
Ball Park Music chronology
Weirder & Weirder (2022) Like Love (2025)
Singles from Like Love
"Like Love" Released: 23 October 2024 [2] "Please Don't Move to Melbourne" Released: 7 February 2025 [3] "Coast Is Clear" Released: 4 April 2025 [4]

Like Love is the eighth studio album by Australian indie rock band Ball Park Music, released on 4 April 2025 through Prawn Records. ^[4] The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts, becoming the band's first chart topper. ^[5]

The album will be supported by a 30-date tour of Australia and New Zealand. ^[4]

At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Independent Release and Best Rock Album. ^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The AU Review	[7]

Dylan Marshall from The AU Review said "Like Love [has] an overwhelming sense of familiarity and connection" and called it "maturing of the band". ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Samuel Cromack.

Like Love track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coast Is Clear"	4:04
2.	"Overwhelming Sound"	3:58
3.	"Please Don't Move to Melbourne"	4:51
4.	"As Far as I Can Tell"	4:23
5.	"Like Love"	2:54
6.	"NORK"	4:00
7.	"Bells in Bloom"	4:05
8.	"Pain & Love"	3:21
9.	"Gabrielle"	2:56
10.	"Fast Forward"	5:11
Total length:		39:46

Personnel

Musicians

• Jennifer Boyce – bass guitar (1, 3–4, 6–8, 10), vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10)
• Sam Cromack – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5–9), electric guitar (1, 7–8), synth (1, 3, 8, 10), nylon string guitar (2), twelve-string guitar (3), baritone guitar (4, 10)
• Daniel Hanson – drums (1, 3–4, 6–8, 10), vocals (1–3, 8, 10), tambourine (3–4), percussion (8)
• Dean Hanson – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6–7), electric guitar (1–4, 10), vocals (1–4, 6–8, 10), twelve-string acoustic guitar (8)
• Paul Furness – piano (1, 3, 5–8, 10), Hammond organ (4), Wurlitzer (6, 8), Rhodes piano (7, 10), cymbal (8), vocals (10)

Technical

• Matthew Redlich – producer
• Yianni Adams – assistant producer, assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Like Love

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8]	1

References

1. "Everything's Fitting Right into Place for Ball Park Music". Blunt Mag. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "Brisbane's Ball Park Music Release Stunning Ode to Love Like Love". Amnplify. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
3. "Ball Park Music's New Single Is a Love Letter to Brisbane". Rolling Stone Australia . 7 February 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. "Ball Park Music Drop New Album Like Love". Rolling Stone Australia . 4 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
5. "Ball Park Music Bags First ARIA No. 1 With Like Love". The Music Network. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
6. "ARIA Award nominations 2025: Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Amyl & The Sniffers lead the pack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
7. "Album Review: Ball Park Music – Like Love (2025 LP)". The AU Review . 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
8. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.