Danish surrounds are not generally associated with raucous shredding a la My Bloody Valentine, JAMC or Sonic Youth, with a hint of Deadstar vocals. Peers such as The Kills are generous with praise and this may have encouraged Baby In Vain to release their debut after six years of existence.
The prolonged gestation period has allowed the trio to hone their sound, and some exquisite rhythm changes bring an emotional turbulence to the fore of a polished surface. Baby In Vain are a quintessential rock chick outfit that add bleak glamour to shadowy intentions. To Heaven And Back, Low Life and Thank You pour the debris of existential pain in buckets.
Guilt-edged vocals and blistering guitars abound making for a riotous stomper that suggests lessons were learnt from Courtney Love, Kim Deal and the like. Similar to a missive from the eye of the storm from an unlikely source. Pills wages war on the music industry and the frenetic and oft walloping sound subsides with the almost ghostly I Have Your Eyes.
