Chicago-based indie/alternative band Brigitte Calls Me Baby have dropped their new single “Pink Palace”.
The track features on their upcoming debut album ‘The Future Is Our Way Out’, set to arrive on August 2 via ATO. Pre-order your copy here.
Equal parts elegant time warp and up-close exploration of our modern-day neuroses. With their debut LP, the band ingeniously spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy of early-millennium indie-rock. The album also features a selection of songs self-produced by lead singer Wes Leavins and his bandmates: guitarists Jack Fluegel and Trevor Lynch, bassist Devin Wessels, and drummer Jeremy Benshish.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the track, Leavins says:
“When I was growing up, my grandma had a book from the ’70s that went into all these different Hollywood scandals, and there was a part about Jayne Mansfield that stuck with me. I remember there was a photo of her that was quite pornographic, and when you turned the page there was another photo of her dead body after the car wreck. It was so striking and really left an impression on me, to the point where I’d get the chills anytime I even glanced at that book on the shelf.”
Take a listen below.
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY 2024 Tour Dates
8/3 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
9/7 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
9/8 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
9/10 – Resonant Head – Oklahoma City, OK
9/12 – Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
9/13 – White Oak Music Hall – Upstairs – Houston, TX
9/14 – Three Links – Dallas, TX
916 – Vinyl at Center Stage – Atlanta, GA’
9/17 – The End – Nashville, TN
9/18 – Upstairs at Avondale – Birmingham, AL
9/20 – Cat’s Cradle Back Room – Carrboro, NC
9/21 – XPoNential Music Festival – Camden, NJ
9/22 – The Atlantis – Washington, DC
9/25 – The Drake Underground – Toronto, ON
9/26 – The Stache at The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
9/27 – HI-FI Indianapolis – Indianapolis, IN
9/28 – Rose Bowl Tavern – Urbana, IL
10/1 – The Coast – Fort Collins, CO
10/2 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
10/4 – Reverb Lounge – Omaha, NE
10/5 – The Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
10/7 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO *
10/8 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO *
10/10 – Knitting Factory Concert House – Boise, ID *
10/11 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA *
10/12 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA *
10/13 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR *
10/15 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA *
10/17 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA *
10/19 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA *
10/21 – Humphreys Concerts By The Bay – San Diego, CA *
*opening for Airborne Toxic Event
Photo credit: Scarlet Page
