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