Broken Baby Debuts Disco-Punk “Manic Panic” Single

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“Cracking, punk-edged rock & roll from L.A. group Broken Baby that kicks, hisses, and snarls.” 
– Bandcamp 
 
“Broken Baby’s music is sonic lightning, full of confrontational excitement that gets the 
listener riled up and agitated, even if they don’t know exactly by what.” 
– Kerrang!
 
“It’s enough to rile up a listener and become embedded in their brain without losing that spark.” 
– Earmilk
 

Today, Los Angeles rock & roll duo Broken Baby, composed of Alex Dezen and Amber Bollinger, unleash explosive new single/video “Manic Panic”. The release is certainly a song for these times, a la dissonant disco punk, with the music video featuring creative clips from dedicated fans + the band lip synching from respective quarantine locations. “I’ve got a prison and a purpose,” Bollinger belts over the song’s chorus, “and a microphone in my hand.” Though the song was written before the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests against police brutality and systemic racism, the lyrical refrain could have been taken from the headlines. “It was always a protest song,” Bollinger says. “Music these days has to do more than make you move, you know? It has to raise the alarm bell. This is a song about doing just that.” 

 
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Recorded and produced by Dezen and the band’s Sally Studio in Los Angeles, the pulsing new track is the latest release from Dezen and Bollinger’s own Poor Man Records imprint, a label shared by alternative acts such as Tummyache, Human Barbie, The Eyyes and Pure Adult. In place of playing shows, the band has been releasing “Live-ish from Quarantine” performance videos of select songs via various social media platforms, featuring socially distanced, digital appearances by touring band members Adam Popick on bass and Brian Griffin. Fans can hear new single “Manic Panic” *liveish* on July 29 via the band’s next IGTV stream session.
 
Broken Baby is blazing into 2020 hot off the heels of their critically-acclaimed self-titled debut LP in 2018, a spattering of singles in 2019 and tour dates around the US with Dead Sara, Summer Cannibals, and Poor Man Records labelmates Tummyache. With the constant churn of their song machine and the band’s blistering performances led by the Vesuvius-like Bollinger, Broken Baby is a modern-day rock juggernaut built for the DIY ethos of our time. 

 

 
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@thesatellitela closing makes me sad in an unexpected way. As many of you probably know, I spent so much of my time before Broken Baby trying to “make it” as an actor. It wasn’t a complete failure, but it was a total heartbreak. I didn’t get the big gigs and wasn’t getting the opportunities to telling the stories I wanted to tell, unless I wanted to do it in my bra! I dabbled in music for a while, but singing in a band came much later. Much MUCH later than my parents are probably comfortable with. It took Broken Baby a while to get gigs. I felt like we didn’t quite fit into a “scene.” Also why in the world would I quit one impossible thing to do another impossible thing? But then Scott (the previous booker) finally answered our email and let us play The Satellite. Then we met MACKEY! @thesatellitela made THIS gal and her band feel super welcome. Bands just want to be accepted and it felt like every band who walked through those double doors was accepted. I credit a lot of that to @mackeeeeeeeey & @leahhobbzzzzz. Thank you for believing in the band and thank you for believing in me! Leah & Mackey put so much LOVE into making The Satellite truly all-inclusive and part of the community. Because of them we were able to build our audience and make lasting friendships and fans. We’ll miss this place, for sure. I don’t know what it will look like when we can start playing shows again, but I know all of you will still be supportive no matter where we play – like a rooftop or someone’s backyard. I also know you’ll be super supportive to new bands – because god knows it’s going to be even harder for them if more venues like The Satellite close. See you all soon? Yes. We will. 📸 @doublehelixstudio – you’re the shit.

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