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

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Like Love

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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Like Love

Chart (2025)	Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [9]	18

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.
9. "ARIA Top 50 Australian Albums Chart for 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 January 2026.