The duo of Balu Brigada had quite the year in 2024, scoring a huge hit with their single “So Cold,” while touring arenas with twenty one pilots on the North American leg of their ‘Clancy World Tour’. Comprised of brothers Henry and Pierre Beasley, the two originally hail from New Zealand and now make their home in New York City.
Their latest single “The Question” inspired by their time there and an ode to the grungier parts of the city. They shared, “we’d been roaming around the lower east side a lot at the time we were writing it, and despite the song being a fictional narrative, a lot of the lyrics are drawn from some of the characters we had met. Wounded romantics, a sprinkling of starving artists, and a few trust fund babies all converging to make the wonderful tapestry of a city that charges you 3 thousand dollars to live in a rat infested hallway.” The band has been on tour for the past couple of months, having wrapped up their headlining North American dates and are now currently in Europe in support of twenty one pilots, wrapping up their current run at the Bottlerock Napa Valley Music Festival in Northern California.
Balu Brigada spoke with B-Sides host Pete Mar about adapting to life in New York City after moving from their native New Zealand. They talk about how it helped inspire their new single, “The Question”, their live performances and more.
