Emerging UK based alternative rock band Baby Said showcase their dynamic and charismatic charm on debut EP WHO GIVES A ROCK
Since emerging back in November last year, UK all girl rock group Baby Said have been steadily releasing a collection of tracks that have come to form their debut EP WHO GIVES A ROCK. Italian/Punjabi Sisters Veronica and Jess Pal, and recent recruits Holly Knowles and Maddie Hackett have put together a formidable and dynamic sound that shines throughout the new collection of tracks.
The EP opens with ‘Panic Attack’, an energetic and frantic track that looks to replicate the feeling of anxiety and the unique sensation of having a panic attack and how intense it feels. The track contrasts a low-energy intro and a more raucous feel later on to represent the bouts of exhaustion that eventually gives way to these alarming and overwhelming feeling of everything boiling over.
The track is immediately followed by ‘Mouth Shut’, a track that allows the band to showcase a bit more of the kind of swaggering alternative edge that they possess. The track’s riffy nature provides the perfect amount of attitude and dynamism to a narrative about finding someone much less attractive and exciting once they open their mouth and start talking, encapsulating a very real and relatable issue that many young people have when faced with people who are disappointingly bland.
The raw-edged ‘You Killed It’ continues this high-octane and fun theme that has characterised the young band and their sound, melding explosive rhythms and huge, personality-filled vocals with an anthemic and soaring appeal. This track feels like Baby Said at their most catchy and unabashedly melodic, while still holding onto the alternative rock aesthetic and uncompromising emphatic nature that they revel in.
The EP is rounded off with ‘Fight’, a track about the all-too-familiar plight that a lot of bands full of women are faced with, being made to feel like they have to prove themselves in order to appease groups of men who have questioned their talent or ability to even play their instruments. The empowering track embodies the same kind of spirit as powerful Camp Cope single ‘The Opener’, brash and powerful in its message and boasting enough of a distinctive appeal and stark cutting edge that it should assuage any doubters of the band and their talent.
All in, this is a wonderful and promising debut EP from a band who seem hell bent on creative explosive and in-your-face sounds that still carry around a memorable sense of depth and emotional weight to them. The lyrics feel equal parts relatable and emphatic at different times, and the raw, unbridled energy of the performances and songwriting keep things feeling exciting and upbeat throughout four tracks that absolutely fly by.
