Named after a 19th century French poet, the Wolverhampton-based band, Baudelaire have
dropped their debut track, ‘Prayers’.
The group are inspired by the bleakness of their home town and, according to the band
themselves, they try and capture that bleakness in their music.
Starting off with a slightly subdued and almost murky rhythm section, the tune quickly finds its way
through the gears. Sharp guitar lines and groaning vocals come to the fore, adding a punky layer to
the tune’s sound, before they accelerate into an exhilarating and arching chorus.
There’s an amalgamation of sounds present. An overall gothic mood is present throughout but its
vehicle shifts from verse to verse. Industrial rock gives way to punky minimalism, only to be soon
ditched for soaring and crashing soundscapes fit for big arena stages. The weaving together of
such styles makes for an unnerving but addictive sound.
Despite the track being the band’s debut single, and despite only forming in 2021, the sextet have
already built a platform to build on; sharing the stage with the likes of Cabbage and King Nun.
Further releases have also been promised, with the follow up single set for release later this
month.
‘Prayers’ achieves so much in the short 2 minute and 37 second run time. The track delivers
bottled-up ambition does so unapologetically and, if the bands match the ambition of their sound,
they are sure to going somewhere.