Most of us over here dig Soccer Mommy, right? Now, try to imagine how Soccer Mommy's earlier records might've sounded if they had really big '90s-style fuzz-pop choruses. If that were to happen, you might get something like the new single from Baby Wave, a Nashville trio who just signed a brand new deal with Saddle Creek.
Baby Wave formed at a 2021 Christmas party and became part of Nashville's underground. They've already got a handful of singles and EPs to their name, the most recent of which is still life, a 2024 collaboration with Total Wife. Now, Baby Wave are on Saddle Creek and getting ready to release a full-length, and Feeble Little Horse's Sebastian Kinsler produced their catchy, propulsive new single "The Scene Is Changing." In a press release, bandleader book NOT brooke had this to say:
You can spend your entire life on the outside, feeling like you’ll never belong, and even if you do find “the scene” for a moment in time, you can spend the rest of your life jaded or living in the past. Every scene is destined to bloom and fizzle. I think it matters to honor that cycle for what it is. When we wrote this song, it felt like a character study, but now it rings truer than ever, and it makes me emotional every time. It feels like an ode to the ever-changing Nashville DIY scene.
book NOT brooke directed the band's video for "The Scene Is Changing," shooting it at the Nashville house show venue known as Ryman 2 — amazing name. The cast includes members of Nashville bands like Impediment, McKay, Sabby, Soot, Superhero, Total Wife, and Venus And The Flytraps, and the story involves an owl-man who has what looks like a fun, bewildering time at a Baby Wave show. Below, you'll find that clip and Baby Wave's tour dates.
TOUR DATES:
10/06 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace *
10/14 – Chicago, IL – Schubas ^
10/16 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Monarch Tavern ^
10/17 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Toscadura ^
10/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool ^
10/22 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby's All Right ^
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's ^
10/24 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd Music House ^
* with Fcukers
^ with Swapmeet
