[Cover photo of Jeff Saenz of Baby Snakes & The Electric Co. credit to Will Von Bolton]
Baby Snakes & The Electric Co., the Indie/Alternative solo project of Producer and Modern Electric Sound Recorders founder Jeff Saenz, has officially announced their debut album, Ouroboros. Referring to the mythical symbol of the snake eating its tail, the new album, arrives on October 23, 2026, via Spaceflight Records.
The imagery ties into the way the album “breaks Saenz free from the cycle of the music industry and the endless loop of production work” where Saenz re-emerges as a solo artist with a story to tell.
Saenz has also shared “Dark Horse”, the lead single from Ouroboros. Originally written as a last-minute melody hummed into his phone from the shower before the session that day, it transformed into a “rock anthem about endurance, hope, and resilience.” Written and recorded in just two days, it preserves a live-in-studio ethos, only adding tambourine and some harmonies later.
Saenz says:
This song is about hitting the gas through tragedy, because sometimes the only way out is through. Built from the fire you find yourself in after the smoke clears, it’s the moment you look your person in the eye and decide: are we in this together? The answer is an emphatic yes. Take that love and move forward; a clearing always awaits.
As would become the trend, we wrote it on day one, tracked it on day two, and hit the overdubs on day three. Aside from maybe some tambourines and harmonies, that’s what you’re hearing when you listen to ‘Dark Horse.’
Jeff Saenz came up playing in Punk bands, toured with his heroes, moved through the Punk, Rock, Alternative Country, and Americana scenes, and spent years as a player, Producer, and collaborator. In Dallas, Saenz built Modern Electric Sound Recorders. It became a home base and a meeting ground for a North Texas scene that includes artists like Leon Bridges, Paul Cauthen, Joshua Ray Walker, and the Vandoliers.
Nearly 10 years after opening the studio, on June 1, 2021, Saenz suffered a near-fatal accident that led to the amputation of both his hands. Making this record was one of the largest commitments of his life: he aimed to prove to himself that he could still make music after such tragedy.
Every physical way of playing an instrument was not possible, but he needed to prove to himself that he could still translate his vision. His renewed love for singing, and playing piano with a rubber-tipped stylus, yielded much more than he could’ve anticipated.
Saenz strives to keep as much of his of his pre-accident self intact: to brush his own teeth, fold his own laundry, drive his kids to school and make their lunch, even wear the leather belts, jeans, and boots he always wore. After years of providing other artists with energy as a Producer, Jeff Saenz is turning that energy inwards with Ouroboros.
