Those in the know will already be well aware of Danish rock band Baby Woodrose.

Those who are late to the party might well be surprised you've never heard of them after listening to this, the re-issue of 2006's 'Love Comes Down' album. This album is considered by many as their 'lost album' as it was only ever released in Scandinavia so this re-issue is a welcome release on the ever cool as fuck label, Bad Afro.
 

Lorenzo Woodrose (guitar and vocals), Fuzz Daddy (drums) and The Moody Guru (bass) have created a swirling, epic vibe that takes in the '60s at its soulful best and blends it up with some garage rock.

Opener, 'What Ya Gonna Do' has an Urge Overkill sound (and didn't everyone say they'd be huge?); a cool, stripped down track with harmonica and female backing singers that sets the tone for the next 13 tracks. 'Found My Way Out' creates such a feel that you'd imagine that they could write and jam in their sleep and it would still result in a slice of uber cool - I mean seriously, it's only the second track and you already know you'll be pressing repeat as soon as the album finishes. 'No Other Girl' is simply the greatest song that never got recorded in the '60s - imagine The Moody Blues recording this and it would be on every '60s compilation ever sold - Fact (okay, maybe not fact - I've maybe stretched the truth for effect but you get my point. Great song).

'Growing Younger' is a simple yet haunting song that drifts by on a sea of dreams and 'All Over Now' just continues the beautiful landscape of sounds. 'Chemical Buzz' is a Hives/Urge Overkill mix that is simply just that but better, whilst 'Born To Lose' shines a light on Finnish greats The Flaming Sideburns. The title track plays us out and it's a space odyssey of colours that you can imagine being played on the best underground movie you've never seen - it's got an almost Indian feel to it which just pulls you in; later Baby Woodrose albums would develop more on this spacier feel.

This may not be rock or metal enough for many readers BUT this is simply a great album that deserves to be heard if you're open enough to let the Baby Woodrose light in. This whole album is a great piece of music and should appeal to fans of bands from Urge Overkill to The Quireboys, from Ocean Colour Scene or The La's to Diamond Dogs or The Black Crowes.

If you don't like Baby Woodrose, I don't care - it just means that there's more for the uber cool people. I would love it if they stayed our little secret - mainstream music fans and magazine adulation would simply be deplorable for such class.
 

If only we could all be this cool..........

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