B-Side Guys

Lily Conrad’s babybaby4ever has been making synth-pop in Denver for over a decade, and 4ever is a long time sounds like someone who’s spent that entire stretch figuring out how to make heartbreak move. Lead single “Since I Saw You Last” watches cars pass “going nowhere” while admitting “I think we’re going nowhere fast,” collapsing the distance between observer and observed until they’re both stuck in the same traffic pattern.

The album’s nine tracks clock in at just over thirty minutes, which feels intentional—Conrad knows exactly how long you can sustain this kind of intensity before it curdles into self-pity. “Love in the Club” documents falling hard for a stranger on the dance floor and immediately catastrophizing: “Now it’s time to go, will I ever see you again?” The song’s bridge admits “No one’s thinking of you the way you’re so scared they do,” then immediately contradicts itself: “But here I am at home sitting and thinking about you.”

“Poppers in the Fog Machine” and its successor tracks blur together like the chemical-enhanced nights they document, all propulsive drums and Conrad’s vocals layered over themselves until it’s unclear if she’s harmonizing or arguing with an earlier version of herself. By the time “Heartbreak Hotel” arrives to close things out, she’s already resigned to the fact that looking back at photos means pushing them to the back of the stack—”not meant as an attack,” just self-preservation.

Catch the album release show February 7th at Hi Dive with Pleasure Prince, Xenon Thief, and WNGDU.

4ever is a long time releases February 7, 2026 via Witch Cat Records.