TRACK REVIEW: Baker Island – Stone Age Riot EP

From the immediate bouncing bass and raucous guitar chimes of Baker Island’s Stone Age Riot EP’s opening title track it becomes clear that this five-piece wields ambitious musical creativity. Literate songs are packed with dense, dark narratives, “It’s my artistic choice to hang my brother / He did make someone suffer / And I’ve got no hesitation that blindness is good for us all.” They explode with creative colour on Lassiter’s Complex and Eternal Affairs, playing with tempo and mood. These elements glue the closing track, Roman Pines, together; shredding guitars, cooing keyboard melodies, and vivid lyrics sung with charming gusto. Baker Island is a fascinating band that deserves your attention.