BABY ANIMALS"BABY ANIMALS"
(Imago, 1991)
"One Word"
Very much in the spirit of Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Baby Animals recorded two albums of gutsy guitar rock, but with the slight grace and femininity that the presence of a female vocalist almost couldn't help but give it. In the United States they went by virtually unnoticed, but the audience in their native Australia flocked to them in droves, and made their debut recording the best-selling album of the year.
I'm not sure what it is that made me glom onto this group. Not unlike Eleven, the sound of Baby Animals is a bit more dense and raucous than I usually enjoy, plus I'm not usually fond of female singers. But, I've long since stopped wondering why and have just come to appreciate the tunes.
After their second album, Baby Animals disbanded primarily due to the dissolution of the Imago label, after which lead vocalist Suze DeMarchi released a solo album. I just found out the other day, by some bizarre coincidence (Honestly, I had this entry in mind weeks ago for this week and didn't plan this!), that the group reunited last year and just this week are releasing an album comprised of new acoustic re-recordings of their early songs, and a new studio album by the group seems to be in the offing later on this year as well.
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