Absinthe Green ‘SATAN BABY’ BRAND NEW SINGLE OUT 13/12/24

11th December 2024 0 By Laura Jane

Absinthe Green began in 2016 as a personal project of songwriter and producer Eirini ‘Absinthe Green’ in Dortmund, Germany. The completion of the songs for the debut album coincided with a move back to Greece in late 2019, where Absinthe was joined by drummer Harry Mason, bassist Villy Pirris, and herself on vocals and guitar, transforming the project into a full-fledged band. Panos Economakis was the latest addition, fulfilling the band’s line-up by assuming guitar duties, completing the ensemble.

Genres blur and definitions falter when it comes to Absinthe Green. Whether you call them alternative metal, hard rock, or something else entirely, their music is a rich tapestry of influences and life experiences. A critic once described them as “a melodic storm of beauty and heartbreak, both ferocious and tender.” Soul-stirring vocals shift seamlessly between power and fragility, while skilful guitar work and infectious grooves underpin melodies that cut straight to the core. Absinthe’s song-writing is raw and unflinching, revealing deep truths about love, pain, and redemption. Their lyrics explore life’s duality, where joy and sorrow, hope and despair coexist in an ever-shifting dance. The band’s debut album, Of Love and Pain, produced by renowned producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, will be released in 2025. It ventures into the contradictions of the human experience, where destruction and creation, light and darkness, merge in a symphony of emotional depth and power.

‘Satan Baby’ is out 13/12/24 across all platforms!

“Satan Baby is Absinthe Green’s unapologetically dark reimagining of the classic holiday song “Santa Baby,” originally sung by Eartha Kitt in 1953 and later covered by Billie Holiday. While the original was all about seductive Christmas wishes, Absinthe Green’s version drowns in cynicism, exposing the festering hypocrisy behind the season. With scathing sarcasm, a full dose of truth, and a mood soaked in self-destruction, “Satan Baby” rips away the glittery pretence of Christmas and exposes the hollow, soul-crushing cycle of overconsumption and fake goodwill. It’s about the performances people put on, pretending to care while mindlessly ticking off a list of material desires. In the end, it’s painfully clear most don’t give a damn about animals, the planet, or each other. It’s all just a bitter game of ‘who can pretend the hardest” – Eirini ‘Absinthe Green’

Song-writing and arrangement by Eirini ‘Absinthe Green’
based on the classic “Santa Baby”
Written by Joan Javits & Philip Springer
and performed by Eartha Kitt (1953)
Lyrics by Eirini ‘Absinthe Green’
Produced by Eirini ‘Absinthe Green’
and George Geegor Anagnostopoulos
Recorded mixed and mastered by George Geegor
at Abyssal Productions in Vena Cava Studios, Athens GR