Stream: The Babies (f. Members of Vivian Girls and Woods), “Breakin the Law”
- story Matthew Schnipper
Sort of like the 21st century lo-fi parallel to the Temptations and the Supremes hooking up. But like if they had formed a way sweeter band than either, The Babies write classic pop rock. They write oldies. “Breakin the Law” is just their third song released (though fourth, “Caroline” is on their imminently released b-side to the “All Things Come to Pass” 7-inch), and benefits from the same male/female vocal exchange as their other road trip boomboxers, mid-tempo and self-satisfied. There’s a simple ten-second solo at the end, a little greasy. And the tambourine is a nice touch—this band isn’t about details but they haven’t forgotten them. Also, dudes, please don’t forget to put “Meet Me in the City” on a 7-inch, please. Check “Breakin the Law” (and the other jams if you haven’t) on The Babies MySpace.
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posted on Mar 1, 2010 in MP3 / STREAMS
NYC: FADER Bowl III with Real Estate and The Babies
- story Peter Macia
Now that the holidays are over and your liver is getting some much needed R&R, The FADER and Brooklyn Bowl would like to invite you to the third edition of FADER Bowl, tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 5th, with sets by burgeoning Jersey casual rock dudes Real Estate and supergroup-to-us The Babies (members of Woods and Vivian Girls), at a bowling alley with a gigantic bar and pitchers of beer. Sorry, livers! Admission is free, everything else costs money. Check the flyer after the jump, no need to RSVP. And remember: bowl of cereal, shake hands with God. Turkey time every time, suckers.
Schnipper’s Slept On
- story Matthew Schnipper
Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Girls’ “Hellhole Rat Race” 10-inch coupled with a thorough thinking about how surprisingly kick ass The Babies are. Download Girls’ “Solitude” and The Babies “Meet Me in the City” and read Schnipper’s thoughts after the jump.
The Babies, “Meet Me in the City” MP3
Besides having one of the greatest band names ever (why has anyone never thought of this before?) the side project of Cassie from Vivian Girls and Kevin from Woods (not the Traveling Wilburys or anything, but respectable) is a perfect dollop of garage pop: simple, sweet, raucous, overdriven, karaoke-able, vaguely screamy, encapsulating some archetypal “cool kids hanging out” image (meet me downtowwnnn!) and over before you get a chance to miss it. Or, as their MySpace puts it, “sounds like: road sodas.” Yeah let’s rent a car and drive to Sonic for some cherry lime rickeys before summer dies.
Download: The Babies, “Meet Me in the City” (via White Guys with Beards)
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posted on Aug 21, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
