New York, NY (Top40 Charts) ATO Records' buzziest new band, the Chicago-based indie purveyors
Brigitte Calls Me Baby will release their debut EP This House Is Made of Corners, next Friday, Nov. 3rd. Ahead of its release and following the success of their "breakout single," (Billboard) "Impressively Average," the band released a new video today for "Eddie My Love."
With "Eddie My Love"
Brigitte Calls Me Baby presents a gorgeously aching portrait of obsession and despair. "'Eddie My Love" paved the way for all the songs that would come after it," says Leavins, who first penned the track as a ballad. "It felt so vulnerable from the jump, and made me realize that there's no point in being anything but vulnerable in what we do."
In a fresh profile, NME writes, "..[their] hard-hitting live performances, with the snappily-dressed Leavins swaying over the microphone stand, pouring out lovelorn lines like a direct descendent of Morrissey. It might sound a bit over the top, but their sound is deserving of such lavish stylings." Read the full interview here: https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/brigitte-calls-me-baby-band-interview-radar-3525861.
Last week, the band arrived on Billboard's charts for the first time with their breakout single "Impressively Average." The song, released Oct. 3rd, debuted at No. 40 on the Adult Alternative Chart (up 107% in plays Oct. 13-19) and is currently in the Top 30 at Triple A. Produced by Dave Cobb, the nine-time Grammy Award-winning producer/songwriter/engineer behind hits by Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson,
Chris Stapleton and others; "Impressively Average" shines with its pounding rhythms and shimmering guitar tones and indicates just how effervescent the future is for this breakout act. Revisit the video directed by Alec Basse here and read more at Flood.
Originally from the Southeast
Texas town of Port Arthur, lead singer Wes Leavins grew up listening to
Roy Orbison records at his grandparents' house next door, while his parents played him new-wave bands like The Cars and his friends turned him onto
Radiohead and The Strokes. At age 13, Leavins took up guitar and began writing songs of his own, quickly discovering his distinct vocal style. "At first I didn't like the way I sang and couldn't really do anything about it, but as I got older I started to appreciate it more," he reveals. "My whole inclination toward music came from being in this small town in
Texas with nowhere to go and nothing to do, and wanting to be understood without having to say anything."
Upon moving to
Chicago in 2016, Leavins immersed himself in the local music scene and soon linked up with guitarists Jack Fluegel and Trevor Lynch, bassist Devin Wessels, and drummer Jeremy Benshish, who joined him in co-founding
Brigitte Calls Me Baby. Together, on This House Is Made of Corners, the band and Cobb channel a timeless air, proving that their music could belong anywhere, in any era.
Next week,
Brigitte Calls Me Baby will join The
Last Dinner Party and open for two dates, the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, and return home for a
Chicago play at the Bottom Lounge, along with their own headlining show at Genghis Cohen in LA that Tuesday, Nov 7th. Stay tuned for tons more to come on
Brigitte Calls Me Baby.
THIS HOUSE IS MADE OF CORNERS TRACKLIST:
1. The
Future Is Our Way Out
2. Impressively Average
3. Eddie My Love
4. You Are Only Made Of Dreams
5. Palm Of Your Hand
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY TOUR DATES:
Nov 6 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA w/The Last Dinner Party
Nov 7 - Genghis Cohen - Los Angeles, CA
Nov 9 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL w/The Last Dinner Party
December 6 - Aragon Ballroom (Q101 Twisted Xmas with
Lovejoy and White Reaper) - Chicago, IL.
