Babes (band)

{{About|the band|other uses|Babes (disambiguation){{!}}Babes}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Babes | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = California | genre = Alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock | years_active = 2013 – 2016 | label = Barsuk Records Harvest Records | website =  | current_members = Billy Uomo, Sarah Rayne Leigh, Jeffery Baird, Bryan Harris | past_members = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }}

'''Babes''' is a Los Angeles–based indie pop band formed in 2013. The band is made up of siblings Billy Uomo, Sarah Rayne Leigh, and their cousins Jeffrey Baird and Bryan Harris. Their music has been described by critics as sad yet irreverent pop music for the bedroom with occasional flashes of sunny surf pop.<ref name="thedelimagazine1">{{cite web|title=Artist to Watch: Babes|url=http://la.thedelimagazine.com/17934/artist-watch-babes|publisher=The Deli Magazine|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Kyle|title=Babes' Sarah Rayne on going from child actor to musician|url=http://ew.com/article/2014/11/26/polished-episode-8-sarah-rayne/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bennett|first1=Kim Taylor|title=Babes - "I've Got a Reason to Keep on Living"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/premiere-babes-ive-got-a-reason-to-keep-on-living/|website=Noisey.vice.com|access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref>

Babes was the first ever musical guest on the podcast Harmontown in late 2016, and has since reappeared on additional episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danharmonsucks.com/harmontown/ |title=Harmontown – Dan Harmon Sucks |website=Danharmonsucks.com |date= |accessdate=2020-04-05}}</ref> The band's music has also been featured on Adult Swim, with comedians such as Eric Wareheim and DJ Douggpound starring in their videos.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eakin|first1=Mara|title=Listen to Babes' self-titled EP a week before its release|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/listen-babes-self-titled-ep-week-its-release-204765|website=AVClub.com|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=An important entry from our friends Babes and DJ Dougg Pound|url=https://www.facebook.com/adultswim/videos/vb.67985126744/10153652933276745/?type=2&theater|website=Facebook.com|publisher=Adult Swim|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref>

Babes frontman and primary songwriter Billy Uomo also collaborates with Nedelle Torrisi on shared musical projects. Together they have appeared in music videos and also released Kinks covers and produced scores for film and television.<ref>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Caitlin|title=Nedelle Torrisi – "Double Horizon" Video|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1784513/nedelle-torrisi-double-horizon-video/video/|website=Stereogum.com|date=2 March 2015|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PREMIERE: Fall in Love with New York Again and Again with Nedelle Torrisi's Video for "Double Horizon"|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/premiere-nedelle-torrisis-video-double-horizon/|website=Noisey.vice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Torrisi|first1=Nedelle|title=Started a project where Billy Uomo and I record cover songs with friends.|url=http://www.advicefromparadise.com/post/163221815779/started-a-project-where-billy-uomo-and-i-record|website=Advice from Paradise|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About: Aaron Leigh, a.k.a. Billy Uomo|url=https://www.wilddreamsmusic.com/about|website=Wilddreamsmusic.com|accessdate=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730080127/https://www.wilddreamsmusic.com/about|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Musical releases == alt=Album cover depicting a woman with an eye mask covering her mouth.|right|thumb|175x175px|Album cover of ''Babes'' by Babes. Babes' self-titled debut EP came out in 2013 on Harvest Records.<ref name="thedelimagazine1"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Eakin|first1=Mara|title=Listen to Babes' self-titled EP a week before its release|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/listen-babes-self-titled-ep-week-its-release-204765|website=AVClub|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref> Barsuk Records released their second album ''Untitled (Five Tears)'' the following year, which is notable for having been recorded entirely on a mobile rig in various Southern California locations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Henry|first1=Dusty|title=Family band copes with heartbreak and moving on|url=https://consequence.net/2015/10/stream-babes-debut-album-untitled-five-tears/|website=Consequence of Sound|date=28 October 2015|access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Babes}} Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:Musical groups from California Category:Barsuk Records artists Category:Harvest Records artists Category:2013 establishments in California