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Single Review of The Baby Breaks: “Dopamine”

Aussie alt-rockers The Baby Breaks serve up a catchy number with potential mainstream crossover appeal with “Dopamine.” Stylistically, on this track, the band showcases a loose, raw sound, with a lot of instrumental interference intruding upon the primary melody. Intentionally so, of course, to create a “party-in-a-song” delivery style. That party-band style arrangement – and the presence of a horn – give “Dopamine” a bit of a ska-meets-college rock vibe. This song itself sounds like something you might hear at a Los Goutos concert here in Boston. (Hey, maybe a great double-bill if The Baby Breaks tour out this way one day.)

Regardless, “Dopamine” is a playful, fun number. I’d recommend giving it a listen and exploring a little deeper into The Baby Breaks’ song catalog, as well.

More Recently

Since the release of “Dopamine” in 2021, The Baby Breaks have dropped three more songs on Spotify – “Carousel of One” in 2022 and “Think” and “St. Lennies Blues” in 2023 – with “St. Lennies Blues” sporting a release date of just earlier this month. That most recent release sports a full-on semi-psychedelic wall of sound, by the way, so don’t necessarily think that everything you’ll hear from The Baby Breaks sounds like “Dopamine.”

Looking Ahead

I don’t see any upcoming shows listed for The Baby Breaks, but you can keep an eye on the “Events” tab of their Facebook account for future gigs as they’re scheduled.