I’ve never been quite sure what to make of the Girobabies, they seem to jump through genres with ease, everything I’ve heard has consistently astounded me, most bands find a sound and stick with it, however that’s not their style… come to think of it I’m not sure they’d settle for one style even if it was adaption.
Their latest single ‘Brain Rocket (and the Evolution of Turtles)’ begins in a relaxing fashion easing you in for the explosion of psychedelia which follows, this in a way sets the theme for the song, there is a constant change of styles throughout its runtime.
You’ve barely registered one section before something has bubbled up from under the surface, at the same time the rhythm section provides the only constant throughout the track, funk, it’s not immediately prevalent but as soon as you hear it, it captures your attention like nothing else.
Girobabies seem to have a talent for weaving together different aspects and genres, it’s a defining feature of the band, yet it never feels forced, it’d be easy to sit with a list of genres and tick through it until you met a certain quota, something which the band continually avoid, however if this is only the single, I’m curious to hear what the whole album will sound like.
Words: Phil Allen
