Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Baby 81 is an ambitious, powerful, guitar-driven rock’n’roll record that’s guaranteed to get people jumping and thinking. Sonically it’s a far cry from 2005’s rootsy, acoustic Howl, Baby 81 was born only minutes after the final track on Howl was completed, when Peter Hayes (guitars/vocals) and Robert Levon Been (bass/vocals/keys) were rejoined in the studio by drummer Nick jago after a brief break up earlier that year.

“I was almost in tears the whole time, it was very emotional,” Jago recalls. “That was the most memorable recording session... more