vegas water taxi share new single "jamie xx"

Today, East London country slackers vegas water taxi kick off 2026 with the release of 'jamie xx', the final taster of their new EP first time listener, out Feb 6th via PNKSLM. The wry, darkly funny counterpart to October’s long time caller, it completes a two-part project where both EPs will combine as a full length LP, long time caller, first time listener, released the same day on 12" vinyl.

'jamie xx' - which opens the first time listener EP - finds bandleader Ben Hambro at his tragi-comic best. A leisurely, laidback track that sounds deceptively like a love song, between its starry-eyed choruses on which the narrator begs someone to “tell me you love me at jamie xx”, lies an interrogation of the compulsion to remain in a stale relationship and build a façade of a life.

"I wrote this shortly after watching Aftersun," says Hambro, explaining the song's genesis. "Even though the scene is outwardly joyful—dancing in a club—there’s a deep sadness running through it. It imagines a couple breaking up at a London day festival. I liked the contrast of something quietly devastating unfolding in the middle of all that euphoria, with a few discarded BuzzBalls thrown in to add some real detail to the scene."

Listen to 'jamie xx' here: https://pnkslm.lnk.to/vwt-jamie-xx
Pre-order long time caller, first time listener: https://pnkslm.com/collections/vegas-water-taxi