{"id":59440,"date":"2026-03-05T18:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/haute-and-freddy-on-making-their-big-disgrace-debut-album\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:07:34","slug":"haute-and-freddy-on-making-their-big-disgrace-debut-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/haute-and-freddy-on-making-their-big-disgrace-debut-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Haute and Freddy on Making Their ‘Big Disgrace’ Debut Album"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tHaute and Freddy<\/a>, the otherworldly musical duo comprising\u00a0Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp, are ready to release their debut album in all its no-holds-barred, maximalist pop glory.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn March 13, their first full-length record, Big Disgrace<\/a><\/em>, arrives and the duo are unveiling the track list exclusively with Rolling Stone<\/em>. The album invites their Royal Court, a nickname they\u2019ve bestowed onto their fans, to feast upon 13 tracks brimming with soaring Eighties synths and sentiments of freedom. It\u2019s the kind of offering that celebrates the madness and the beauty we hold close, the parts of ourselves that rarely see the sun. \u201cOur work now is so carefree and so joyous,\u201d Shipp tells Rolling Stone <\/em>via Zoom. \u201cOur souls are in this. It really feels like we get to be who we are making this music. And I\u2019m just so happy that this album is coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe record also arrives after both Shipp and Buzz spent years penning and producing songs for other artists. Shipp has co-written and produced music for Rauw Alejandro, Britney Spears, and Calvin Harris, among others; Buzz has written hits including Katy Perry\u2019s single \u201cNever Really Over,\u201d Kylie Minogue\u2019s title track \u201cMagic,\u201d and songs for Bebe Rexha and Lady A. It was a part of the industry, which is notorious for burn out, which eventually took a toll on the artists. \u201cI don\u2019t think I was prepared for how it would feel to try to chase what other people wanted my career to look like, to chase money and music,\u201d says Buzz. \u201cIt really broke my spirit, and I didn\u2019t feel like I was living my dream in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBuzz shares that she went through a period of depression for two years during this time. \u201cIt was really hard and dark and scary. That was right before we started writing this album. That was like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna quit music. I\u2019m gonna do something else.’\u201d She says that after being a songwriter for eight years for other people, it \u201cdoesn\u2019t always look like you\u2019re working with actual artists. Sometimes you\u2019re just working towards this very obscure hope that someone will hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhen asked how she eventually emerged from that dark place, Shipp says that it was through Haute and Freddy, but the duo hadn\u2019t been created yet. \u201cI watched her go to thrift stores, antique places, and pick up weird old items. They were all kind of in a theme, but there were no words to say what was going on,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I watched her make songs just for the joy of making songs. \u2026 I just saw light come back into her eyes and laugh and life.\u201d That\u2019s when they knew they had something precious, and started to create their own music. \u201cIt was just like the depression kind of just slowly faded away,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBig Disgrace<\/em> is absolutely this outburst from a lot of sadness,\u201d adds Buzz, who describes coming out of her depression like \u201can escalator up\u201d from a \u201clong trench in that valley.\u201d She adds, \u201cIt was just a mindset change from is there joy in my life anymore? I\u2019m like breaking my own heart, not being able to feel my usual feelings.\u201d It started with asking the simple questions of \u201cwhat could allow us to have fun today?\u201d without any expectations.<\/p>\n

\n\tBuzz says that discovering \u201ca new meaning of life\u201d rooted in happiness became \u201cplay\u201d and she became \u201cless concerned with making something of myself, all those very ego thoughts.\u201d As the pair focused on creating music and art that felt true to themselves, the message resonated with fans and their base quickly blossomed. Now, Haute and Freddy are set to launch an international tour<\/a> in support of the album in May. The duo will perform across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, stopping in London, Paris, Toronto, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Austin, Detrioit, and more.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor all this to bring about what this year has been, where now we have fans and can tour\u2026 it\u2019s so mind blowing,\u201d Buzz says. \u201cI had to want to quit music to keep doing music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tBig Disgrace<\/em> Track List<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t1. \u201cSymphony for a Queen\u201d
2. \u201cAnti-Superstar\u201d
3. \u201cSweet Surrender\u201d
4. \u201cScantily Clad\u201d
5. \u201cFreaks\u201d
6. \u201cShy Girl\u201d
7. \u201cDance the Pain Away
8. \u201cFemme Hysteria\u201d
9. \u201cFashion Over Function\u201d
10. \u201cSophie\u201d
11. \u201cShowgirl at Heart\u201d
12. \u201cFields of Versailles\u201d
13. \u201cI Like My People Weird\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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