Re-introducing themselves among the many new music releases final Friday was the Cork, Eire-based, indie-electronic outfit Babylamb. This was a band first dropped at my consideration with their 2020 music “Icky.” Because it’s been some time between releases. The very first thing I seen since writing about Babylamb of their infancy, they’ve advanced right into a duo of Rían Stephens and Tobias Barry. Ought to “The Weapon,” their debut observe as a duo, be something to go by. Genuine lyricism teamed with anthemic pop joyousness ought to be anticipated from them going ahead.

Whereas earlier observe releases noticed the band solely trace at and never explicitly open up about their queerness. Of their newest incarnation, Babylamb is notably extra genuine in its lyrical method. That is highlighted by the opening line of “The Weapon,” “I used to be only a queer farm boy, discovering Jesus within the countryside,” thus, setting the tone of the trailblazing anthem.

On this music, Babylamb speaks brazenly in regards to the actuality many younger LGBTQIA+ individuals have confronted. Sharing emotions about proudly owning identification and ideas on notion and social acceptance by others.

Talking with Hotpress Journal, when premiering “The Weapon,” they mentioned…

“It’s a fierce and righteous bop about rising up queer, determining your house on the earth, and discovering what drives you to maintain dwelling in truth.”

As with earlier releases, the brand new Babylamb is as eager to serve their considerate bops alongside a wholesome dressing of bombastic pop styling whereas injecting a component of enjoyable into every part they do. They don’t draw back from amplifying a way of enjoyable for the Jamie Hooper & Conor Hooper-directed music video. The duo are seen embracing the guises of wrestlers, a farmer and a cow, sword-fighting knights and grocery store cashiers. And but the considerably eclectic mixture of characters works properly when it comes to participating and charming music video content material.

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