Brian Baggett is the most rock-leaning guitarist on the auspicious roster of the Live at Green Lady Lounge album series. Nothing Left to Lose: Live at Green Lady Lounge, Volume 2 is the collection’s most adventurous album to date.
Recorded April 28, 2025, the album draws on sounds beyond the upbeat Kansas City swing associated with Green Lady Lounge. Baggett, bassist Seth Lee and drummer Sam Platt offer shades of surf rock on “Looking for the Right Places.”
The title track suggests the flair of John Barry’s iconic James Bond theme. In spite of the black metal-sounding moniker, “Borborygmus” is closer to the space age bachelor pad music of Esquivel than the malevolent thrash of Behemoth.
The pulsating dissonance opening a hairy version of the Green Lady Lounge staple “Manly Bunny” gives jazz-curious rock-and-rollers an even better reason to check out Baggett. Nothing Left to Lose will be available on streaming services on November 10. The release show for the album is Monday, November 17, at Green Lady Lounge.