Stream: Babes, ‘I’ve Got a Reason to Keep on Living’

Kevin Bronson on July 15th, 2015

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It’s best not to over-analyze the squishy love songs made by L.A. quintet Babes, or wonder to what degree irony may or may be involved. Because, the band says in announcing that their debut album “Untitled (Five Tears)” will be out Oct. 30, “Life is shit and if we all wink and laugh, then we can enjoy the ephemeral moments that bring us pleasure.” There have been plenty of the latter from the fivesome — siblings Aaron, Zach, and Sarah Rayne Leigh, along with cousins Jeffrey Baird and Bryan Harris. They released their debut EP last year, hawked lip gloss and embossed panties at their live shows and engaged many a crowd member with their swooning theatrics. Romance makes for melodrama, y’know? And the new single “I’ve Got a Reason to Keep on Living” evokes the soundtrack to an unchaperoned slumber party, circa 1968. Mom and Dad have nothing to worry about. We think. “Untitled (Five Tears)” will be out via Barsuk Records.

||| Stream: “I’ve Got a Reason to Keep on Living”