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CD Review - Baby Gravy- Did It Again [Single] Baby Gravy- Did It Again [Single]


Baby Gravy- Did It Again [Single]

STW Records

March 21, 2009, 03:40 PM

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Did It Again is the single release from Baby Gravy’s upcoming debut album. Baby Gravy consists of Iona Roisin (lead vocals), Dale White (keyboard and bass), Zahra Tehrani (drums and vocals) and David Tehrani (bass).

(Honestly, I would like to give a fair and unbiased review for a band that has obviously put so much time and effort into their music, and name. But it’s going to be a challenge, so bear with me.)

The track tries to infuse riot-grrrl post-punk with the popular (and coincidentally money making) electro-pop. But what they have ended up with is Britney Spears- post breakdown, wearing a neon ‘Made in the 80s’ t-shirt. Iona Roisin’s vocals are a strange mixture of grrrl vocals such as Mika Miko/The Slits, combined with that of Christina Aguilera; powerful in places, shouty in others, but a little forced in most. Unfortunately, it sounds like her voice is trying to stretch into places it just can’t reach.

The track breaks in with a fuzzy synth riff, followed by a two-beat drum build-up. The drums then tumble into a regular pattern, but the impact is lost in a hazy recording in which the drums end up sounding flat and muffled. It’s a shame, because from the punchy drums and foot-stomping synths it sounds like this single was aiming for a hard-hitting sound: something to catch people’s attention, but the flat recording makes it easy to dismiss.

The lyrics of this song are of the generic cocky female sort; shouting mostly about men and then nothing else in particular: ‘Baby you’re too fragile for me.’ Although it seems as though half way through they got a bit strapped for ideas, and went borrowing from old Britney: ‘Oops I did it again,’ features on more than one occasion. Is this some kind of statement that I can’t quite work out? - answers on a postcard please- because I don’t think anyone could unwittingly use those lyrics, and then name your single after them.

However, the recent video that Baby Gravy released does fit the song well. With shoddy filming and awkward editing, they really have captured it better than this review ever could.





Last edited by altsounds : March 22, 2009 at 02:27 AM.









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4
Vocals / Lyrics
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2
Musicianship
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4
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3
Creativity
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5
Lastability
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3
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5

37%






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