BABY BABY
From Carrollton, Georgia, BABY BABY plays music driven by wild energy, momentum, and lived-in lyrics. Since they have developed a reputation for an explosive live performance, their sound and recognition have developed primarily from shows. However, they released their first official release, Money, in May, and they are in the process of making a new album. Matthew Sherling: Tell those who don't know about how BABY BABY came into being.
Fontez Brooks: BABY BABY started in Rivers Edge Apartments B11 [Carrollton, GA]. Grant Wallace and myself were kicking it and Grant goes, "Yo, want me to throw some drums on some of your acoustic songs?" I go hell yeah! We do that. What transpired was two dudes doing some fun shit. Then came the other fellas. We were all friends from jump street and things just fell into place and now we're kicking old school with hot chicks.
Matthew Sherling: [laughs] That's great. So how would you describe y’all’s approach to making music now?
Fontez Brooks: I bring a concrete pillar and together we sculpt it into a beautiful woman.
Kyle Dobbs: Our music usually starts with a small riff and sometimes even just a lyric.
Colin Boddy: Yeah, our approach to making music is usually highly sporadic. We practice as much as we can given we now live in different cities, and Fontez usually brings in a riff or melody that we jam on over some 40's of Bud heavy until we have a song. Sometimes we just start from scratch. Grant will start a beat and I'll match his, or play off of it, Kyle comes in with a funky bass line, and Tez will layer it with guitar. Those are usually the most exciting songs.
Grant Wallace: Tez said it best the other day: we take a shitty stone that’s real rough and jagged, and then we begin to chisel it down bit by bit until it’s as smooth as a baby, then we play with the baby really hard until someone passes out.
Sherling: What's the average live show like for Baby Baby?
Colin Boddy: The average live show is, (hopefully), pretty sweaty and weird, that is, mostly dudes getting shirtless front row and dancing and head banging. We encourage the release of inhibitions at shows as much as possible, because it's really the only way to have fun. So dancing, singalong chants, and a lot of drinks and cheersing and hopefully some sweatstained shirts is what we strive to make an average Baby Baby show.
Fontez Brooks: I personally go into a live show thinking, Kill everyone, take no prisoners except for sex slaves, but we leave at the door when we bounce.
Sherling: [laughs] So you guys have done some touring now. What’s that been like?
Kyle Dobbs: Amazing! We came back with many crazy stories and also grew stronger as a family.
Fontez Brooks: I hate being away from the road. I was born for this shit. I moved around a lot growing up, so being on the road is second nature for me. Also BABY BABY has world domination on its mind at all times and touring and world domination go hand and hand.
Colin Boddy: The highlight for tour for me was just traveling the East Coast with my best friends and doing absurd things. Meeting strangers that became great friends and who brought us into their homes, meeting their kids and the amount of generosity by fans was amazing. I guess the support and connection with fans was the most special part of tour.
Grant Wallace: Tour was really, really different for me. Instead of just a weekend stint, we were out for two and a half weeks. I got car sick REALLY bad one night and had to load up on Tums every day from there on out. That was the worst part, but I can say there are some truly genuine people out there that just want to help you out because they know you’re doing what you love even if you’re playing a pizza joint in the middle of nowhere with ten people watching a TV instead of you. Can't wait to go back out!
Sherling: How would you describe y'all's shifts in sound and approach from one release to the next? And when can we expect the next?
Brooks: The new single drops in December! It's called "Haters" and personally it’s my favorite song of all time. It’s tougher than all the rest and lovely at the same time. But, we approach new shit with the same gangster driving force for each song.
Sherling: So will "Haters" have a music video like your past singles?
Brooks: Yup, it’s being done by Studio 8 as opposed to T Rush, but we still got mad love for Terence—just branching out, ya know.
Sherling: So are you guys planning to go to the studio soon? New album coming?
Brooks: New album coming in Mayish, hopefully—plans could change. And yes, going to the studio, still trying to get the producer wrapped, but it looks like we’re gonna be recording a song at Stankonia Studios!
Sherling: Stankonia Studios! Sick! Speaking of that, BABY BABY seems to be attractive and accessible to a wide range of listeners. For instance, although you're what you call "fun rock," the hiphop culture seems to be drawn to the music as well. How do you view that wide range of accessibity in terms of your music and also with music in general these days—cross-genre, blending of genres, etc.?
Brooks: Well rock and roll has been sucking on the black man’s dick for a while now. And what I mean by that is that you can smell the hip hop influence in 93 percent of all rock music. And hip hop has been trying to appeal to white listeners by adding rock elements. BABY BABY is half black half white so we literally bridge the gap! As for the fun rock, we have fun making music!
Sherling: Right on, well thanks for the interview. Any final comments or shout outs?
Brooks: New single drops in December! Just you wait!
Sherling: We'll be looking for it! Cheers!
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