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"Garage Baby Self Titled Review"

f you love good old fashioned punk rock music then you’re bound to love Toronto’s very own Garage Baby. Three chords, an abundance of energy and an uncanny resemblance to The Ramones makes for an album which wouldn’t have been out of place in 1979.

There are other similarities which are immediately thrust upon us in the opening track ‘That’s What You Get’. As soon as vocalist Mike Bennett strikes up you are instantly reminded of the great Joe Strummer and the music also resembles many early Clash numbers. It’s melodic punk throughout with a real heavy hint of rock and roll which much of early punk was originally based upon.

‘I Think You Know’ is next up and this really does take me back to The Ramones. There’s nothing sinister about Garage Baby and you get an instant feeling that they don’t take themselves too seriously but at the same time you just know they love playing this kind of music. Each track lends itself to the next and I honestly can’t help myself dancing along to the feel good tunes.

Third track in is ‘Make up Your Mind’ which wouldn’t go amiss on an early Damned album and the versatility of the whole band is on full show here. It’s like ‘I Just can’t Be Happy Today’ and again you’ll be joining in the chorus as it just seems to grab you like that.

So it continues throwing up reminder after reminder of those heady punk days from the late seventies (if you’re as old as me)! Garage Baby can slow it down perfectly (‘Beautiful Waste of Time’) or hit you full on in the gonads (‘What’s She Doing with Him’), either way it’s all good fun.

So, if you like your punk music the way it used to be all those years ago then you can’t go far wrong than to download this nine track self titled album from Garage Baby – you won’t regret it.
- Punk Online


"Garage Baby Self Titled Review"

f you love good old fashioned punk rock music then you’re bound to love Toronto’s very own Garage Baby. Three chords, an abundance of energy and an uncanny resemblance to The Ramones makes for an album which wouldn’t have been out of place in 1979.

There are other similarities which are immediately thrust upon us in the opening track ‘That’s What You Get’. As soon as vocalist Mike Bennett strikes up you are instantly reminded of the great Joe Strummer and the music also resembles many early Clash numbers. It’s melodic punk throughout with a real heavy hint of rock and roll which much of early punk was originally based upon.

‘I Think You Know’ is next up and this really does take me back to The Ramones. There’s nothing sinister about Garage Baby and you get an instant feeling that they don’t take themselves too seriously but at the same time you just know they love playing this kind of music. Each track lends itself to the next and I honestly can’t help myself dancing along to the feel good tunes.

Third track in is ‘Make up Your Mind’ which wouldn’t go amiss on an early Damned album and the versatility of the whole band is on full show here. It’s like ‘I Just can’t Be Happy Today’ and again you’ll be joining in the chorus as it just seems to grab you like that.

So it continues throwing up reminder after reminder of those heady punk days from the late seventies (if you’re as old as me)! Garage Baby can slow it down perfectly (‘Beautiful Waste of Time’) or hit you full on in the gonads (‘What’s She Doing with Him’), either way it’s all good fun.

So, if you like your punk music the way it used to be all those years ago then you can’t go far wrong than to download this nine track self titled album from Garage Baby – you won’t regret it.
- Punk Online


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Garage Baby "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
Garage Baby Self Titled

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Michael came home after a long time. He called James. James called Claude to audition. The audition lasted one song. Adam forced his way in after seeing the band at C'est What...Garage Baby...

Prodigal frontman and lyrical mutineer Michael Bennett, (Mr Bennett / Potboilers), returns home to Toronto after 15 years in the UK and hooks up with former bandmate James Paul, (Potboilers / Pale Criminal / 5-Star Trailer Park). They are joined by drummer Claude Kent, (The Fits / Clockwise), and guitarist Adam Faux, ( Pigfarm / Lost Dakotas). Garage Baby hits the stage running with no-nonsense straight ahead garage punk that retains the intensity and vitality of classic seventies counterparts like The Vibrators / The Ramones and The Clash.

Formed in March 2011, and having already played at The Mod Club, The Rivoli, The Garrison, Cadillac Lounge, Horseshoe and C'est What, Garage Baby is out gigging the bejeepers out of their new independently released EP ‘Shut Up and Kiss Me’. The EP was recorded at The Rogue Studio in Toronto. The studio is operated by bass player James and recording was done in a day live to two inch tape supervised by Toronto veteran engineer Bo Cairo.

So basically there is no 'off ' switch here. Garage Baby does what it says on the tin. 1,2,3,4 Go! Simple songs played with passionate fury by possessed men.