Heavens to betsy have announced their first release in 32 years, baby’s gone, a collection of their early demos and prior 7-inch releases. As a preview of the collection, the feminist punk band put out the single “ain’t never goin’ back.” Stream it below
baby’s gone will be released October 16th on Kill Rock Star Records. The collection will be available on two vinyl variants, CD, and cassette. The band is planning a limited edition release of the original demo tape with recreated artwork.
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The demo tapes that make up seven of the 16 tracks on baby’s gone were originally recorded in 1992 by Bratmobile’s Molly Neuman. baby’s gone also contains nine tracks from heavens to betsy’s three 7-inch releases, 1994’s Directions, 1993’s These Monsters Are Real, and an untitled 1992 split with Bratmobile. Fans can pre-order baby’s gone here.
“(Neuman) grasped right away that it was important for young women to have these tools to express themselves,” Corin Tucker, heavens to betsy guitarist and vocalist, said in a statement. “She was so confident and so unafraid to just be like, ‘Yeah, why don’t I just record that for you? I’ll just check out the Tascam from the AV library at Evergreen and do it.’”
Tracy Sawyer, heavens to betsy’s drummer, said in a statement she wasn’t sure if she would ever revisit heavens to betsy. “Then when we started talking more about it, and feeling how relevant the subjects are today, almost even more so than they were back then it just seemed like just the perfect opportunity to be doing this.”
“Ain’t never goin’ back” is a raw embodiment of a band in their most nascent days that constitutes the purest form of garage rock. The anthem’s thrumming lo-fi captures Tucker and Sawyer’s sense of freedom, the press release said.
Tucker of Sleater-Kinney and Sawyer of The Husbands, The Flying Tigers and The Lies formed heavens to betsy in Washington in the early 1990s, inspired by bands like Bratmobile, Bikini Kill and other riot grrrl groups. Along with their 7-inches, they released underground punk rock gem Calculated in 1994.
The duo reunited to play their first show in 32 years in June. That same month, the band announced a coast-to-coast US tour, which kicks off October 17th in San Francisco. Fans can look for heavens to betsy tickets via here (where they can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code CONSEQUENCE20 at checkout).
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baby’s gone Tracklist:
01. good food
02. factory
03. seek and hide
04. stay dead
05. my red shelf
06. ain’t never goin’ back
07. baby’s gone
08. my secret
09. me & her
10. monsters
11. playground
12. firefly
13. direction
14. get out of my head
15. the ones
16. driving song
Heavens to betsy 2026 Tour Dates:
10/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/28 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall with Team Dresch
10/30 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/31 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
11/05 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/08 – Pasadena, CA @ Sid the Cat Auditorium
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
11/21 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
11/22 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
