Music:
Member Since: 19/10/2005
Band Website: babyscream.com
Band Members: Depends on the situation and geographical location.....
Baby Scream on Five Miles High (not updated):
"Monsters ep" was released through Beyond Your Mind Records (Germany) on March 16th (2007) and it's distributed via Cargo Records all over Europe.
"Ups And Downs" was released in the U.S. through Recorded Recordings Records (Indiana) on December 23rd (2008) and it's available from : amazon.com, cdbaby.com, recordedrecordingsrecords.com and itunes.com.
"Monsters ep" is available from :
En Argentina :
Influences: The Replacements, Paul Westerberg, Big Star, Alex Chilton, Marc Bolan, The Jayhawks, Mark Olson, Gary Louris, Golden Smog, The Everly Brothers, Ronnie Lane, The Beatles (all of them), Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, Jason and The Scorchers, Cheap Trick, Soul Asylum, Aerosmith, Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Bruce Springsteen, Gin Blossoms, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Jackson Browne, Counting Crows, Mr. Butch Walker, Blind Melon, Elliot Smith, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Love, Arthur Lee, The Byrds, Cat Stevens, Teenage Fanclub, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Jellyfish, Small Faces, Radiohead, E.L.O........
Also my dad.
Sounds Like: universal harmony.
"Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)" - Live in Frankfurt 2007
Mars - Video Clip
Everyday (I Die a Little Bit) - Video Clip.
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Ups and Downs, is a melodic treat that fans of Teenage Fanclub, The Pernice Brothers and Big Star will enjoy. The gorgeous "Away" opens, reminding me of Cotton Mather's "Baby Freeze Queen", and it's followed by the midtempo "Suddenly", which out-TFs Teenage Fanclub. Just to show they aren't exclusively "soft", Mazzola & Co. rock out on the raucous "Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)", but "Morning Light" and "World from Outside" reinforce their melodic bonafides. They close with a cover - a nice version of The Replacements' "Skyway". - Absolutepowerpop (U.S.A.)
Mazzola has an affection for several classic pop influences like The Byrds, John Lennon, and The Replacements. The album goes through many moods, from fast tempo punk guitars of "Everyday (I Die a Little Bit)" to the mid tempo jangle of "Suddenly,"and then the somber Jeff Lynne-like ballad "One More Chance." All songs are full of great classic hooks and interesting chord changes that I know pop fans will cherish. Juan's vocals have the same gentle delivery of Lennon and the melodic qualities are excellent here. Lead guitarist Cristian Basualdo does a great job here too, as the duo recall Let It Be-era Lennon-McCartney on a pair of tracks ("The Riots" and "Ups and Downs"). "Morning Light" owes much to Big Star and Badfinger, the music coming from a deeply emotional place. You won't be disappointed here -- this is highly recommended to powerpop fans - Powerpopaholic (U.S.A.)
There has always been something about Baby Scream that I just love. I am willing to bet that the main reason for a love of this band is the attention paid to song writing.
Songs 1 through three are mellow, yet hooky. Song 4, “Everyday (I Die A Little Bit)â€, however opens things up and Juan proves to all of us that he can rock out with the best of them.
Back to mellow town, “One More Chance†leads one to think of post Beatles John Lennon.
There is no doubt in my mind that the stand out track on this release comes along at number 8 in the form of “Morning Lightâ€.
Wonderful groove, wonderful production with a guitar that cuts through exactly as it should, and a keyboard that would make Ian MacLagan proud.
“Walls Crumbling Down†rocks out pretty hard in all honesty, and sets the band into more of a Rock and Roll vibe.
Track 12 took me by complete surprise.
When I saw “Skyway†listed on the back of the CD I was fearful it was the Mats song. But knowing Juan, I had a feeling it was.
And it is.
But the version Baby Scream pulls out here is brilliant. The type of cover that needs to be sent on to Paul Westerberg, and I am sure he would love it.
This is a great CD. Strong writing, wonderful execution, and a heart beating inside that could warm everybody! - Carl Isonhart / Sonic Ruin Magazine (U.S.A.)
Marvellous 12-string-cracky-songs, sometimes a
bit louder with stormy stompers and an excellent
passionate , but NOT plaintive VOICE - creates
a perfect mixture for the first sunny days in
the year , but also for the beloved autumn
depression...Just one minus: ONLY 6 songs, I want
a lot more of them!!!
(9/10) - Ox Magazine (Germany)
Baby Scream are a testament to today's international internet pop culture, where an album can be made in Brisbane, Birmingham or Buenos Aires without anyone being able to tell the difference. Whether that's a good thing is an argument for another day. This is pop from the Western world! Although Baby Scream are a band, songwriter and vocalist Juan Mazzola is the driving force. Since 2001 the band has existed as a solo project, an acoustic duo or a full band, performing and recording in a variety of styles from Britpop to punk, before settling on their current approach, which involves tuneful acoustic pop based around acoustic guitars with keyboard and electric guitar backing. - Shindig! Magazine (U.K.)
Their EP entitled "Monsters" currently doing the rounds on the Beyond your Mind imprint reveals a softly alluring pop prowess at work that taps into the mindset of the Beatles more reflective moments as well as splicing elements of Epicycle's mercurial retro tones and Kevin Tihista's criminally undervalued back catalogue. From the skiffle shanty like 'slut' with its LA's meets the Coral nuances to the slow burning naked ambition of the intimately raw 'mars', Baby Scream mine a rich seam in cherry tipped crystalline melodic pop. - Losing Today (U.K.)
An argentinian band launched in 2001 by Juan
( Mazzola ). In the first years they got a fondness for Glam and Psychodelic Rock, today the band sounds like some kind of roots-pop, harmonical like taste of toffee. Sexsmith/McCartney/Patrick Park and a little bit of Hobotalk, thats what I find in here. Very relaxed, maby too beautiful to be suspected for Rock roots.
Well done.
The songs are brushed with sweet-tempered Melancholic kissing your ears. You can't deny the influence of the Beatles in "1983" ( many-voices / violins ).
What a pity, it is only a 6-Track Ep.
It could be longer. (ICC ) - Glitter House (Germany)
Folkpop is not something you would expect from Argentina. Maybe that's why the biography mentions "garagerock".
Absurd, if you'd ask me because on "Monsters" Baby Scream obviously
seems to have listened to the Beatles. And this is just something to let us cheer at! The band is above all at its best with up-tempo-songs such as "Slut" which sounds really summerly and happy. "Mars" on the opposite sounds quite fragile. But luckily the electric guitar comes up right on time. Here and there some Pixies-influences leak out as on "1983" for example. "Monsters" is a 6-track-EP which is already giving appetite for a full-length album. - Dreun (The Netherlands)
Started as a singer/songwriter project - BABY
SCREAM
slowly turned up to a real band - NOW putting out
with "MONSTERS" a very fulminant EP!
Singer and Mastermind Juan Mazzola creates a deep,
earnest and reflective work, basing upon his fathers
death.
It is very advisable listening to it with
eyes closed!
These 7 songs are nearly fragile - somewhere between
SMITHS, REPLACEMENTS, JAYHAWKS and also RADIOHEAD
(when they still got guitars)
They aren't creating something totally new but
totally convince with their transposition:
This band will affects you by your listening!
It is worth it, promised!"
(8/10) - Hannes Beer/Music-Scan (Germany)
"Monsters" mainly offers sunny powerpop songs. Popsongs with a strong Beatles-influence, but at the same time with a somewhat American sound (think of the more laid back moments of the Replacements). This EP makes one look forward to the forthcoming full length album, planned for later this year. And these songs are strong enough to justify the purchase of this very enjoyable EP. - Erwin Zijleman - Plato (The Netherlands)
Record Label: F.W.A.C (U.K.) - Recorded Recordings Records (U.S)
Type of Label: Indie