The new song, Tonight, was released in February, and was written by the band’s lead singer Suze DeMarchi after her father passed away.

News of her father’s passing came just two days before the band was scheduled to play a show in Fremantle.

Guitarist Dave Leslie remembers the gig clearly.

“Suze explained the situation to the crowd; I don’t know how she kept it together, but the energy in the room was electrifying – everyone was right there with her,” Leslie said.

“That was the catalyst for the new song.”

Baby Animals hit the airwaves in 1991 with the single Early Warning, followed by Rush You, One Word and Painless, all from their debut self-titled album.

In 1993, Baby Animals released their second album, Shaved and Dangerous, which featured the singles Don’t Tell Me What To Do, At The End of the Day, and Lights Out at Eleven.

DeMarchi is often cited as the premier female vocalist in Australian rock and roll, but she’s also one of the sweetest, too.

Screaming Jets frontman Dave Gleeson tells the story of how DeMarchi cared for him when he split his head open after a mishap on stage.

“Suze actually took me to hospital after that to get my head stitched,” he said.

“She held my hand while I was getting the needle. We're great friends. It's hard to find a person to say a bad word about Suze and The Baby Animals.”

DeMarchi also travelled to Indonesia to work for Habitat For Humanity, to build houses for those left homeless by natural disasters.

“You get to an age where you kind of think, you know, you’ve got to have something with a little more substance in your life,” she told Fairfax Media.

“It’s like, wow, my life is flying by and here I am and what am I doing? Doing work that helps others can take your mind off yourself. It puts in perspective our own issues that we can deal with a lot more than we think we can.”

Tickets for the Baby Animals’ gig at The Doylo this Friday cost $40. Doors open at 8pm, and the support act will start at 8.30pm.

Visit doylo.com.au.