BABYGIRL - LOSERS WEEPERS EP
Babygirl are the Toronto tornado sweeping through Canadian country with their sad pop rock songs, leaving a trail of tears since 2016. Their latest collection of tissue teasers still steers along the red-eye road, made for the weeping losers club.
Babygirl are the Toronto tornado sweeping through Canadian country with their sad pop rock songs, leaving a trail of tears since 2016. Their latest collection of tissue teasers still steers along the red-eye road, made for the weeping losers club.
Losers Weepers has been classified as a timeless tale for the underdog, weaving through themes of heartache and life disappointments, told through a somewhat juxtaposed joyous sonic journal.
Easing in with opener and lead single ‘Easy’, the lyrics are a stark realisation of romantic grievance where a clear commitment imbalance exists. With lines like “hey Mr. Nonchalant, you give me what I want and just like that you’re gone”, and chorus part “I even love it when you leave me / like you don’t even need me / boy you make it look so easy”, the sombre mood is evident, however paired with a marginally bubbly melody and steady claps the chest-blow is minimal; particularly hitting the final chorus crash where they introduce texture in the form of drums and a jubilant trumpet closer.
‘Nevermind’ continues this heartache trope adding nods to the nineties and to Phoebe Bridgers with sober guitar strokes, sturdy 4/4 pacing from Cameron Breithaupt and a delicate shoegaze style vocal from Kiki Frances embedded in the mix. ‘Nevermind’, like the iconic Nirvana album, is an instant classic.
One of the most commendable qualities of Losers Weepers is in the thoughtful and purposeful flow and consistency that has been baked into the final product. On the sonic spectrum each song swims into the next bobbing in a calm ocean of euphoria, whilst lyrically continuing the story and giving the listener closure. From heartache to a love letter addressed to the demons of past relationships on ‘You Were In My Dream Last Night’, Babygirl capture the emotional lows of the relationship trauma, conjuring dreams of mending the broken, delivered in a beautifully authentic way.
That authenticity weaves into melancholic mood-changer ‘Today Just Isn’t My Day’. Leaning into the sloth like feel of an off-day in the stoops of depression, the sluggish instrumentation crawl including the southern wails of guitar, lethargic tambourine taps and the gloomy horns all contribute to the debilitating depiction of a depressive state.
The most recent single ‘Million Dollar Bed’ again feeds into the disappointment of love lost and the turbulence of life navigation, considering how happiest is defined by, and attributed to a person. “Chasing a daydream to forget we ever happened / pretty distractions I’ll be happy when I have them”; the old saying ‘money cannot buy you happiness’ sums up this track, listing Bentley’s, Ferrari’s, Gucci and Versace as not being enough to distract from the persistent longing.
While it would be nice to say that Babygirl end Losers Weepers on a positive note, positivity doesn’t exist within this six-track sobering. ‘A Little Bit Closer’ round out the tear-fest. “If ignorance is bliss and bliss is your kiss I’d be happy knowing nothing, knowing nothing but this” is a killer line that should scream love song but in typical Babygirl fashion the melancholy moves in, shredding all hope of happiness. That is except for the overwhelming glee and gratefulness that comes with knowing Babygirl are here, existing and making impeccable music, even if they induce a tear or two.
Tammy Walters
★★★★★