Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II
EP by Baroness
Released	November 27, 2020[1]
Recorded	September 27, 2019
Studio	Maida Vale Studios Maida Vale, West London
Genre	Progressive metal space rock post-rock psychedelic rock
Length	22:28
Label	Abraxan Hymns
Producer	Simon Askew[2]
Baroness chronology
Gold & Grey (2019) Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II (2020) Stone (2023)

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II is the second live extended play^[3] by American heavy metal band Baroness. It was released on Record Store Day through the band's own record label, Abraxan Hymns, in November 2020.

Background

During a European tour in support of Baroness' fifth studio album Gold & Grey^[4] (which had released several months earlier), the band performed songs from the record live in Maida Vale Studios^[5] for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.^[2] This session resulted in Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II, a follow-up EP to the group's original Live at Maida Vale release from 2013.

Release

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II was released through Baroness' Abraxan Hymns label as part of a Record Store Day Black Friday event.^[6] It received a limited-edition one-off pressing of 3500 copies on 12" vinyl.^[7] Like the original Liva at Maida Vale release, the A-side of the record contains all of the music while the B-side includes an etching of John Baizley's cover artwork.^[1] A week after the physical release, the EP was made available for streaming services and it was released as a digital download.^[8][9]

Reception

In a review for the German online music magazine HeavyPop, Oliver Gutbrunner praised the production of Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II as sounding better than that of Gold & Grey's. He gave the EP a 6/10 rating, saying "If you absolve the band of their sludge heritage and classify it as consumer-friendly alternative/stoner rock, the performance has bite, even if the melodies and hooks remain interchangeable."^[10]

Track listing

All music is composed by Baroness.

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Throw Me an Anchor"	3:31
2.	"Borderlines"	6:15
3.	"I'm Already Gone"	4:24
4.	"Tourniquet/Can Oscura"	8:18
Total length:		22:28

Personnel

Baroness John Dyer Baizley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, artwork Gina Gleason – lead guitar, backing vocals Nick Jost – bass guitar Sebastian Thomson – drums

Technical personnel Simon Askew – production, engineering Clive Painter – engineering Adam Boose – mastering

References

1. "'Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II' Limited Vinyl Out November 27". yourbaroness.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
2. Kennelty, Greg (October 9, 2020). "BARONESS To Release Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II on Record Store Day". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
3. "Baroness announce Live At Maida Vale – Vol. II". treblezine.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
4. "BARONESS Release Limited Edition "Live At Maida Vale BBC - Vol. II" For Record Store Friday's Black Friday". sonicperspectives.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
5. Kendrick, Monica (November 25, 2021). "Baroness play fan-picked favorites on their first tour since the pandemic". chicagoreader.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
6. "Baroness to Release "Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II" for Record Store Day Black Friday". ghostcultmag.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
7. "Baroness - Live at Maida Vaile BBC Vol II". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
8. "Baroness Stream Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II EP". metalsucks.net. December 6, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
9. "'LIVE AT MAIDA VALE BBC – VOL. II' OUT NOW". yourbaroness.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
10. Gutbrunner, Oliver (December 11, 2020). "Baroness – Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II". heavypop.at. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

External links

• Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II at Bandcamp (streamed copy where licensed)
• Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II at Discogs (list of releases)