Baby Strange, More! More! More!
Icons Creating Evil Art
Ok Baby Strange – we hear you. How could we not? More! More! More! Is a slice of relentless punk noise, and it’s fiercely lovable. Catch your breath before you press play, because you’ll be knocked flat in seconds by riffs, infectious hooks and an impossibly inviting beat. Just in time for Halloween, Baby Strange unleash their first piece of ‘Evil Art’ after signing to Swedish label Icons Creating Evil Art, and it’s devilishly good.
More! More! More! is a hissing ode to the types of house parties that would catch thousands of pounds in fines these days (strange times, eh?). It’s refreshing that instead of naivety, nostalgia, and idealisation of these messy nights, Baby Strange reflect with a refreshingly disparaging attitude towards “a generation that’s stuck in its ways”. Vocalist Johnny Madden delivers lyrics about losing all your money and getting in fights with unimpressed scorn, eyebrows raised as he barrels into a chorus that pleads “you better take control.”
Baby Strange might sound like they’re telling us off, but it’s hard not to pay attention when they sound so bloody good. Post-punk riffs kick in the paper-thin walls, careening basslines propel the track into the devastating choruses, and moments that are relatively stripped back to just piercings riffs and vocals feel harder-hitting than the full band moments.
More! More! More! is accompanied by the announcement of a tour for 2021, and we’re all fingers crossed it gets to go ahead – sweaty, riotous punk gigs have never felt more vital. The track’s name is fitting too, because that’s what we’re hoping for from Baby Strange. New album before Land of Nothing tour? We hope so.
More! More! More! is out now and tickets for tour are available here.
