NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Chicago-based quintet Brigitte Calls Me Baby finds the future of rock in its past. Comprising lead singer Wes Leavins, drummer Jeremy Benshish, guitarists Trevor Lynch and Jack Fluegel and bassist/keyboardist Devin Wessels, the Roy Orbison-admiring, Smiths-influenced band merges the romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie rock. After a buzzed-about SXSW 2023 set, the band inked with ATO, released debut EP This House Is Made of Corners—produced by Grammy-winner Dave Cobb—and is set to drop its full-length debut later this year.
ALBUM: This House Is Made of Corners (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 11/3/23
SINGLE: “Impressively Average”
LIVE: Yearlong residency in Chicago, touring the U.K. and U.S., opening for The Last Dinner Party on their sold-out U.S. run; headlining club tour starts in February
INTERNET: Spotify’s New Noise, The New Alt, Grade A, more; 237k+ combined YouTube video views
RADIO: “Impressively Average” approaching Top 10 at AAA; impacting Alternative radio in February, early action at WKQX, KNRK, WLUM, WSUN, WWWX, Alt Nation, Music Choice, more
PRESS: NME, DIY, Pollstar, more
BOOKING: Jackie Naplant & Kiely Mosiman/Wasserman
MANAGEMENT: Phil Costello/Red Light Management