Back with a band, Glasgow trio Baby Strange have released their brand new EP ‘Land of Nothing’.
It’s been a long long time since we had that killer debut album Want It Need It in 2016, however, the band haven’t stopped with a string of singles and an EP in 2017 have lead us to this new phase of Baby Strange.
With the EP featuring singles ‘More More More!’, ‘I Want To Believe’ and most recent single ‘Club Sabbath’ – the band’s grittily vibrant indie rock hits the sweet spot.
Kicking off with ‘More More More!’, Baby Strange start with a burst of fiery guitars before Johnny’s punk drenched vocals deliver the hook, line and sinker. Deeply anthemic and raw, the track’s driving basslines and heavy riffs will see the mosh pits back in no time.
‘I Want To Believe’ follows in similar vein about wanting to be accepted by god but feeling you’re sinning too much in life to be fully accepted. Johnny talks about paranoia and the need for redemption, as without redemption you have no validation.
Still yearning at the moment to get back into their favourite Glaswegian venue, vocalist and guitarist Johnny Madden said: “When we wrote this track we instantly knew we wanted to name it after our club night. It sounds like it was made for a dancefloor. This is one of our favourite songs to date and we can’t wait for people to hear it.
“We’re missing Club Sabbath more than ever right now. We started it in 2015 at The Priory on Sauchiehall St in Glasgow and we’ve hosted some really memorable parties.
“It’s a community spirit with loads of like-minded people. We’ve had live performances or DJ sets from people like Fontaines D.C, Wolf Alice, DMA’s, The Chats, The Magic Gang, Nick Allbrook (Pond) & The Dunts to name a few.
“The government needs to support independent venues during Covid or there will be nowhere left for new artists to cut their teeth and grow.
“It’s really important that small venues like The Priory survive through this for that very reason.”
Land of Nothing as a whole sets a new tone for Baby Strange. They’ve got large ambitions to channel their punk passions and dirty dancefloor bangers and put it into a new light. Over the past five years, the band have honed and matured their songwriting and it clearly shows on this very polished EP.
Featured image by Marilena Vlachopoulou
