Many of us here are into Soccer Mommy, right? Now, imagine how Soccer Mommy’s earlier tunes might have sounded if they carried heftier, ’90s-inspired fuzz-pop choruses. If that scenario came to life, you could end up with something akin to the new track from Baby Wave, a Nashville-based trio that has just secured a fresh deal with Saddle Creek.
Baby Wave came together at a 2021 Christmas gathering and soon became part of Nashville’s underground scene. They already boast a handful of singles and EPs, the most recent being still life, a 2024 collaboration with Total Wife. Now affiliated with Saddle Creek, they’re gearing up to release a full-length record, with the punchy, driving new single “The Scene Is Changing” produced by Sebastian Kinsler of Feeble Little Horse. In a press release, bandleader book NOT brooke offered the following reflection:
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 clip for “The Scene Is Changing,” filming it at the Nashville house-show venue known as Ryman 2 — an impressively named spot. The cast features players from Nashville groups such as Impediment, McKay, Sabby, Soot, Superhero, Total Wife, and Venus And The Flytraps, and the story follows an owl-man who seems to have a playful and bewildering night at a Baby Wave show. After the clip, you’ll also find Baby Wave’s forthcoming 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
