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Rarely do you find a band that literally embodies itself within its own name. Well, such is the case with Amazing Baby, the Brooklyn-based band that’s garnering a lot of cred in the industry for its innovative sound.  

Formed in 2005 by guitarist Simon O’Connor and vocalist Roan (admirers of each other’s work in the bands Stylofone and Lions and Tigers), the two bonded and added a third member to the group, guitarist Rob Lasko, who worked alongside the two at a ringtone company. O’Connor remembers that time, “It was like this limbo for musicians who didn’t know what the next step should be.”  

Following a career change and the massive response to their Infinite Fucking Cross releases on MySpace, the band officially formed with the decision to take Amazing Baby in a new direction. As O’Connor says, “I thought ‘Why not just make an album for myself with a friend?’” The result? A beautiful mix of the band’s musical influences. 

The band’s new release, Rewild reflects the band’s unique sound. The EP’s first track, “Bayonets”, takes you on a glam pop trip, with a sound that brings you back to the androgynous days of Bowie, while tracks such as “Invisible Palace” showcase Roan’s sweet vocals. 

Other notable tracks include ‘Kankra’ (a personal fave) as well as ‘Headdress’ in which the lyrics remind us of the shitty parts of love. 

As Roan suggests, Rewild is the band’s, “evolution through regression, a step forward in being more primal.” For Amazing Baby, that ‘more primal’ sound works beautifully.

Amazing Baby are hitting Toronto on Monday, June 15 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre with, fittingly, Phoenix from Paris, France.

iheartthemusic will be giving away an Amazing Baby prize pack of goodies to one lucky winner. Send your name and email to info@iheartthemusic.com to enter!

Written by Lisa Simundson