Video: Grace McKagan, ‘Baby That’s Rock N Roll”

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Grace McKagan (Photo by Kristen Jan Wong)

Grace McKagan has it in her genes (she’s the daughter of Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan), sure, but since she got her start as a teenager in the Pink Slips, she’s shown she can walk the rock ’n’ roll walk. In the case of her new video, she rides the ride.

McKagan is ferried around Malibu, Hollywood and other recognizable L.A. locales by biker Tim Medvitz in director Connor Ellmann’s video for her new single, “Baby That’s Rock N Roll.” The title is not to be taken literally, though; the gritty ’60s-styled track, her hometown of Seattle with producer Isaac Carpenter and bandmates Blues Williams and Trent Peltz, is a wink at the perceived rocker lifestyle.

“I’m not the guru on what rock is or isn’t, but the personification of the genre has evolved a lot, especially in these past couple of years,” the 24-year-old says. “Studs, dirty sex, a guitar riff on a pop song and wearing eyeliner doesn’t quite equate to rock ’n’ roll in my eyes … but on the plus side, let’s celebrate that guitars are back.”

That makes us … well, “So Hyper.”

||| Watch: The video for “Baby That’s Rock N Roll”

||| Also: Check out “So Hyper” and “Surrender”

||| Live: Grace McKagan opens for Slater and Madge at the Moroccan Lounge on June 1 (tickets) and at the Constellation Room on June 3 (tickets).