A Year Of Grace
Coeur Sur Toi, 2023
8/10
An outfit born out of the underground rock scene of Brussels, the trio of Baby Fire bring power, rage and poeticism to these memorable, diverse tracks.
“Like Stars” begins the listen and wastes no time making an impression with its dense droning that uses Dominique Van Cappellen-Waldock’s wordless vocals and fuzzy guitar with a distinct dreaminess, and “A Year Of Grace” follows with a more bare approach of mesmerizing guitar alongside the soaring singing.
The last 3 tracks are remixes from 2022’s Grace album, where “Sing In Brightness” is percussively strong and rhythmically exciting thanks to Déhà’s creative skillset, while “Eternal” features Laetitia Shériff’s mysterious nature for the waves of hypnotic, atmospheric song craft that shimmers with a rare beauty. The last track is the fullest, where Déhà’s presence makes “Like William Blake” a thick and moody rock experience of progressive and melodic gestures.
An excellent way to test the waters of Baby Fire, there’s plenty of metal, punk, electro-rock and ambience to be enjoyed here.
Travels well with: Film 2- Sorge; No Metal In This Battle- Disco dans ta cave/Fano