The Babies Explained

The Babies
Origin:	New York City, New York, USA
Genre:	Indie rock, garage rock, lo-fi
Years Active:	2009–2014, 2024
Associated Acts:	Vivian Girls, Woods, Bossy, Bent Outta Shape
Past Members:	Kevin Morby Cassie Ramone Nathanael Stark Justin Sullivan Brian Schleyer

The Babies was an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York City.^[1]

History

In 2008, Kevin Morby of Woods and Cassie Ramone of the Vivian Girls shared a small apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn for a few months and wrote some songs. After meeting again in a house party, the two decided to start a band.^{[2] [3]} The idea was to recapture the early, stress-free days of playing music before they were both in groups that had gained some success and created accompanying pressures. Despite the intention, nothing much came of the idea until the next winter when both bands again had a break. Justin Sullivan, who had played with Ramone in Bossy, began practicing with them on drums, and The Babies debuted as a three-piece in March 2009 at Dead Herring, their friends’ loft in Brooklyn.^{[4] [5]} They played a few times before asking Nathanial Stark, formerly of Bent Outta Shape, to join on bass, and the full lineup’s first shows were in that summer.

The band released self-made tapes and singles for the small Wild World and Make a Mess labels before releasing their self-titled debut album for Shrimper in February 2011.^[6] They toured for much of the year, eventually replacing Stark with new bassist, Brian Schleyer.^[7] In early 2012, they left their Brooklyn home to record their second album in Los Angeles. Our House on the Hill was released on Woodsist late in the year.

In 2014, Cassie Ramone stated that the band was going to be "largely inactive" due to her focus on her own, as well as Morby's, solo careers.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
The Babies	Released: February 14, 2011 Label: Shrimper Formats: CD, LP, MC, Digital download
Our House on the Hill	Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Woodsist Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download

Mixtapes

Title	Album details
Tour Tape	Released: 2010^[11] Label: self-released Formats: MC
Tour Tape 2	Released: 2010^[12] Label: self-released Formats: MC

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"All Things Come To Pass"^[13]	2010	The Babies
"Meet Me in the City"^[14]
"The Wilds"^[15]	2011
"Here Comes Trouble"^[16]
"My Name"^[17]	2012
"Moonlight Mile"^[18]		Our House on the Hill
"Got Old"/"All I Know"^[19]	2015	Our House on the Hill Outtakes 7"

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Baby"	2012	Timothy Fiore^[20]
"Mess Me Around"	2013	Scott Jacobson^[21]

Band members

• Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar (2009–2014)
• Cassie Ramone – vocals, guitar (2009–2014)
• Nathanael Stark – bass (2009–2011)
• Brian Schleyer – bass (2012–2014)
• Justin Sullivan – drums (2009–2014)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Babies – "Wild I" . . January 5, 2011 . November 30, 2012 . brandon.
2. Web site: Kevin Morby of the Babies on bodegas, beer and the background of the band. . Fox and Sound . December 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233326/http://foxandsound.com/post/37689427657/kevin-morby-of-the-babies-on-bodegas-beer-and-the . December 30, 2013 .
3. Web site: Where The Babies Comes From . New York Press . June 23, 2010 . May 19, 2012 . Klimchak, Amre . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120827071916/http://nypress.com/where-the-babies-comes-from/ . August 27, 2012 .
4. Barshad, Amos. "Let’s Go to the Audiotape", New York Magazine, New York, 20 September 2009. Retrieved on 18 May 2012.
5. Stoeffel, Kat. "Copy Cats: The Secret Art Cabal Inside The New York Times", New York Observer, New York, 7 March 2012. Retrieved on 18 May 2012.
6. Rathe, Adam. "The Babies Grow Up, Kind Of", MTV Hive, 10 January 2013. Retrieved on 30 December 2013.
7. Web site: The Babies Biography . . December 30, 2013 . Sendra, Tim.
8. Web site: If yr wondering... . Cassie Ramone Twitter . January 22, 2014 . February 5, 2014 . Ramone, Cassie.
9. Web site: KH008 – THE BABIES "LIVE AT THE SMELL" NOW ON SALE!. Kill/Hurt. November 9, 2014. October 25, 2011.
10. Web site: New Release: The Babies: Cry Along With the Babies. Pitchfork Media. November 9, 2014. January 3, 2012.
11. Web site: Tour Tape. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
12. Web site: Tour Tape #2. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
13. Web site: The Babies – All Things Come to Pass 7. Stereogum. November 9, 2014. January 5, 2011.
14. Web site: Meet Me In The City. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
15. Web site: The Babies – "Wild I". Stereogum. November 9, 2014. January 5, 2011.
16. Web site: Here Comes Trouble. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
17. Web site: Moonlight Mile. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
18. Web site: Moonlight Mile. Discogs. November 9, 2014.
19. Web site: Our House on the Hill Outtakes. Woodsist. January 25, 2015.
20. Web site: Goble. Corban. The Babies – "Baby" Video. Stereogum. November 29, 2012. November 9, 2014.
21. Web site: Breihan. Tom. The Babies – "Mess Me Around" Video. Stereogum. November 9, 2014. April 18, 2013.