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16 October 2026 – Heavens to Betsy Release Baby's Gone and Bring Lost Riot Grrrl Recordings Back Into Circulation
By Editorial Team - October 16, 2026
Summary
Pioneering riot grrrl duo Heavens to Betsy release archival collection Baby's Gone on Kill Rock Stars, featuring sixteen unreleased and early recordings from 1992–1994.
Key Facts
- Sixteen-track historical archival collection released via seminal Olympia punk label Kill Rock Stars.
- Gathers unreleased 1992 demos alongside rare early recordings from Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer.
- Features newly authored retrospective liner notes contributed by Bratmobile's Molly Neuman.
- Entities: Heavens to Betsy, Baby's Gone, Kill Rock Stars, Corin Tucker, Tracy Sawyer, Sleater-Kinney, These Monsters Are Real, Direction, Ain't Never Goin' Back, Molly Neuman, Bratmobile
- Tags: heavens-to-betsy, babys-gone, kill-rock-stars, riot-grrrl, punk, corin-tucker, sleater-kinney
Influential Olympia feminist punk duo Heavens to Betsy have released Baby's Gone via Kill Rock Stars, compiling long-lost demo sessions, live performances, and unreleased master tapes from the band's foundational early 1990s era. The duo comprised singer-guitarist Corin Tucker (later of Sleater-Kinney) and drummer Tracy Sawyer.
Emerging at the vanguard of the Pacific Northwest riot grrrl movement, Heavens to Betsy confronted patriarchal oppression and societal constraints with visceral punk songwriting. Baby's Gone draws from 1993's These Monsters Are Real and 1994's Direction, alongside restored February 1992 demo reels.
The sixteen-track set includes key cut "Ain't Never Goin' Back" and features comprehensive liner notes penned by Bratmobile co-founder Molly Neuman, who participated in the original recording sessions.
Far from a museum piece, Baby's Gone pulses with raw political urgency and artistic grit. Read more punk history and current releases in our punk section.