BAILEN: Every Show Should Feel Like a Dinner Party

BAILEN is made up of siblings Daniel, David, and Julia Bailen, and they have spent a decade figuring out how to be a family and a band at the same time.They arrived at House of Style having just finished a conversation in the car about whether to stay the thing people first liked them for or evolve. That question runs through the whole episode. They have more than enough songs for another record and tracked the new material live in their basement, just the three of them. They tour in a minivan on purpose, because keeping it lean is what makes it sustainable. Julia makes a lot of her own clothes and buys hats that do not fit. David punched Daniel over a pot of coffee the morning of this taping, and they settle it on mic.Along the way: what a white T-shirt should actually cost, why most people should get rid of most of their closet, clothing as armor, and Julia's line about wanting every show to feel like a dinner party.They also stayed and played four songs live, just acoustic, in the room. You can watch all four at youtube.com/@thehouseofstyleCHAPTERS0:00 The conversation in the car3:56 Julia joins the band at 177:07 Three writers, no leader11:37 Hearing past your first impression15:15 One word for what you want people to feel18:41 Real, released, refreshed22:48 Playing a new song for the first time26:20 Stay the same or evolve29:44 Julia buys a hat that does not fit33:39 Why most people should cut most of their closet37:34 What a white T-shirt should actually cost42:51 Dressing three people for one stage47:18 David's curls and where the budget goes50:53 Touring in a minivan on purpose55:14 Julia on being allowed to be a dynamic person58:05 Clothing as armor1:02:19 Leaving the label1:07:42 BAILEN's style in three words1:12:07 If a stranger wrote your next album1:16:56 Letting go of chasing attention1:19:53 Consistency over virality1:23:07 If the next record were a house1:26:07 Every show should feel like a dinner party1:29:41 The coffee incident1:34:23 Great style starts whenSTYLE SESSIONSWatch BAILEN perform Kansas Tornado, BRCA (Nothing Takes Me Down), Something Tells Me and Some Things Like You live:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIRLtrocJr8kMXOmJcqF2XRf7GCoNR84fMORE BAILENThe Quickfire Round, a bonus episode: https://youtu.be/RxfgZzVZD_MABOUTHouse of Style is a show about the habits, decisions, and taste that shape an intentional life. Hosted by Grant Alexander, filmed in Chicago.houseofstyle.comInstagram: @houseofstylehqIf this one lands for you, following the show and leaving a review is the single most useful thing you can do for it.