Did You Get Better
Exploding In Sound, 2024
9/10
The debut album from the Chicago noise wizards Babe Report, these 10 songs have the quartet soaking the delivery in fuzzy guitars and plenty of grooves.
“Turtle Of Reaper” opens with the hard hitting drums from Peter suiting the droning guitars and Emily’s commanding voice that brings post-punk ideas, and “Universal” follows with Mech’s lively bass that suits the acrobatic drumming and Ben’s distinct singing.
“Voidreader” occupies the middle spot with meticulous noise-rock that invites melodic guitars, while “Ocean” touches on ‘90s alt-rock moments thanks to both calm and busy bouts of crunchy guitar and an animated rhythm section.
“Kathleen” and “Bite My Lip” exit, where the former is a bit dreamy amid scrappy bouts as well, and the latter opens soft before bursting into a swirling and dynamic version of today’s modern rock.
A riff filled, mesmerizing and often powerful first album, Babe Report balance the early days of alt-rock and timeless indie-rock with both originality and timelessness.
Travels well with: Middle Sattre- Tendencies; Somni- Gravity