City Weekly · Music
Music Mailbag January 2026
Number One Babe Team, Theoretical Blonde, Tariq Abou-Bakr and Eyes of Eva.
We’ve made it halfway through the decade and it’s certainly been… a time. Despite the craziness, however, local music will always be there as a comfort. Here are a few new releases to start your year off on the right foot. Number One Babe Team, “Devil’s Plaything”: ‘“Devil’s Plaything’ marks a comedic look at a self-destructive persona and a return for the project after a year shaped by chronic illness,” said Number One Babe Team frontman Austin Rian.
“I’m a wicked child, who was born to rage / Got a beast inside, trying to escape / Crack a can and come on let’s go,” he sings.
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