Lady has brought us a unique single, “Wanna Live,” and it is not to be trifled with. The band asserts their place as prophets of pure, unadulterated rock’n’roll music that tears at your soul, defying control or constraint. Cecilie Petersen’s lead vocals are front and center, a howling, soulful presence evoking the time-tested might of Janis Joplin but unmistakably modern, her own woman. She’s not merely singing, she is demanding, imploring, and daring you to feel every pulse of the track’s power.
Both Danni Kofod and Nickolay Laybourn’s guitars form a crazy, electrifying set of flanking riffs and solos that slice across the mix with purposeful chaos in tandem. Behind them, Lasse J.F. Knudsen (bass) and Otto Tønsberg (drums) lock into grooves that are both steady and surging, which courses its way through the track with a pulse pounding right to your chest. Each instrument has its place in time, but together they form a tsunami of bluesy psych rock. Eddie Van Halen once said we couldn’t help but dance to it.
Lady has already been praised by Danish rock legend Steffen Jungersen, and “Wanna Live” makes it clear why. It is a testament to what real music sounds like, fierce, unfiltered, and electrically human. Following a series of headline shows and as openers for bands like Young Flowers, Walter Trout, and Junkyard Drive, this feels like the band’s most significant statement.
If you’re looking for a scent of pure authenticity, bottling rock and roll energy, “Wanna Live” passes the sniff test. Ladies aren’t just making music, they’re living it, and they want the rest of us to come along for the ride.