ATO Records / Cadence Music Group’s buzziest new band, the Chicago-based indie purveyors Brigitte Calls Me Baby will release their debut EP This House Is Made of Corners, this 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.” Watch the impassioned live performance video here.
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.
Stay tuned for tons more to come on Brigitte Calls Me Baby.
