With a squall of guitar and a crash of drums, two years on from the
release of their exhilarating debut EP, Chicago noisemakers Babe
Report finally release their debut album in 2024, in the form of the
rough-and-ready Did You Get Better, released this Spring via Exploding
In Sound. Formed of ten new songs, and all wrapped in under half an
hour, it’s an immediate and breathless arrival. Where the band
initially existed as a lockdown-inspired duo, Babe Report became a
fully-fledged four-piece on the aforementioned The Future of Teeth EP,
with Ben Grigg and Emily Bernstein expanding their line-up to include
Peter Reale on drums and Mech on bass. Such reinforcements grow
exponentially here, and they come to define Did You Get Better. Both a
bigger and more accomplished version of the band than we’ve heard
to-date, the album boasts a woozy concoction of 90s-drenched guitars
and melodic grooves. Presented by Transmit Presents. This is an 19+
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