The Baby Seals: Live At The Portland Arms Supporting Lydia Lunch – album review

The Baby Seals’ live album “Live At The Portland Arms Supporting Lydia Lunch” is reviewed as a superb recording that captures one of the band’s best sets. The Cambridgeshire all-female trio, active for ten years, embody core values including “fuck the patriarchy” and self-mockery. Their songs address everyday topics like stress and online shopping with deceptively simple titles, but perform live as ferocious and feral music. The album opens and closes with their longest, slowest songs, Irene and Chaos. The reviewer notes their American Gothic sound resembles an English L7 or The Darts, combining songcraft with noise. Songs like Vibrator and Invisible Woman are described as more visceral than studio versions, with influences ranging from The Scientists to No Wave and Huggy Bear. The band’s onstage banter reflects English sensibilities while their music delivers raw intensity.

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