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Brigitte Calls Me Baby
12+ albums
indie rockindie popjangle popchicagopop rock
about
Brigitte Calls Me Baby are an American pop-rock band from Chicago comprising Wes Leavins (songwriter/vocals), Trevor Lynch (guitar), Jack Fluegel (guitar), Devin Wessels (keyboards), Zach Lentino (bass), and Jeremy Benshish (drums). The band released the first single "Impressively Average" in 2022. The music of Brigitte Calls Me Baby is equal parts elegant time warp and up-close exploration of our modern-day neuroses. The Chicago-based band ingeniously spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early millennium indie-rock. Centered on Leavins' hypnotically crooning vocal work, the result is a rare convergence of sophistication and style and unabashed sincerity. As shown on their 2023 debut EP This House Is Made Of Corners — a five-song project made with nine-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb — Brigitte Calls Me Baby possess a singular musicality informed by Leavins' eclectic upbringing. Originally from the Southeast Texas town of Port Arthur, he 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
