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Brooklyn-based “sludge pop and slop rock” trio Haybaby have a new album on the way, their first release since 2016: They Get There, out on Tiny Engines June 7. The second single from the band’s sophomore effort is “Get Down,” a cathartic indie-rock ode to self-sufficiency that has us excited for Haybaby’s latest to, well, get here.
Haybaby have had a rough road to their new album: After Tiny Engines put out their debut LP Sleepy Kids and subsequent EP Blood Harvest, singer/guitarist Leslie Hong’s father was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, leading her to relocate from New York to Virginia to see him through his ultimately fatal fight. Meanwhile, bassist Sam Yield and drummer Jeremy Duvall dealt with heartaches of their own, and to top it all off, the band’s tour van was burned in a random act of arson—a vehicle engulfed by fingers of flame appears on the band’s They Get There album cover.
All that grief, loss, anger and arson made its way onto the album, which Haybaby were recording concurrently, and “Get Down” finds them refusing to let calamity lay them low. Duvall’s energetic drums counterbalance intertwined, subdued guitars as Hong asserts her independence, facing both her struggles and her strength with honesty: “I get down on, I get down on myself / I don’t need your, I don’t need your help / I’ll take care of, I’ll take care of myself.” It’s an emotional, yet accessible indie tune with the spirit of a punk track—Haybaby have their fists in the air and tears in their eyes at the same time, their spirited perseverance a galvanizing act of humanity.
Listen to “Get Down” below and find Haybaby’s tour itinerary further down. You can get They Get There here.
Haybaby They Get There Tour Dates:
May
27 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Alphaville
29 – Chapel Hill, N.C. @ Local 506 *w/ It Looks Sad
30 – Wilmington, N.C. @ Reggies 42nd Street Tavern * w/ It Looks Sad
31 – Charlotte, N.C. @ TBD *with It Looks Sad
June
01 – Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre Rooftop
03 – Nashville, Tenn. @ TBA
04 – Mobile, Ala. @ The Blind Mule
05 – New Orleans, La. @ TBA
07 – Houston, Texas @ Notsuoh
08 – Dallas, Texas @ Transit Bicycle Co.
09 – San Antonio, Texas @ Paper Tiger
10 – Austin, Texas @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
11 – El Paso, Texas @ Love Buzz
13 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Lunchbox
14 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hi Hat
15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hi Hat
16 – Berkeley, Calif. @ 924 Gilman
18 – Reno, Nev. @ Holland Project
20 – Portland, Ore. @ Killingsworth Dynasty
22 – Seattle, Wash. @ Victory Lounge
23 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Static Jupiter
29 – Missoula, Mont. @ Flavortown
July
01 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Diabolical Records
02 – Denver, Colo. @ 7th Circle Music Collective
04 – Kansas City, Kan. @ Farewell Transmission
05 – Omaha, Neb. @ O’Leaver’s
06 – Ames, Iowa @ PineHouse
07 – Fargo, N.D. @ The Aquarium
08 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Fallout Urban Centre
09 – Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Total Drag Records
10 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Cactus Club
11 – Kalamazoo, Mich. @ Shakespeare’s Pub
12 – Chicago, Ill. @ IRL
13 – St. Louis, Mo. @ TBA
14 – Lakewood, Ohio @ Mahall’s
16 – Toronto, Ont. @ TBA
17 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Bug Jar
18 – Northampton, Mass. @ Reanimate the Bay State
19 – Boston, Mass. @ O’Brien’s
20 – New Hampton, N.Y. @ Dojo Dungeon
22 – Richmond, Va. @ TBA