Exactly where the title of Les Big Byrd’s fourth studio album came from remains mysterious even to the band’s frontman, Jocke Åhlund. You might speculate, though, that it’s a neat encapsulation of a record that is unafraid to deal in contradictions, that finds room both for glittering pop and for stormy atmosphere, and that doesn’t just showcase the thrillingly ambitious psych-rock sound that we’ve come to expect from the group by now; it pushes it forward, into new and more daring territory.
After their third album, “Eternal Light Brigade”, took four years to follow on from 2018’s mission statement “Iran Iraq IKEA”, Åhlund was determined that this time, the Stockholm rockers would hit the ground running, swiftly returning to the studio for another album that maintains the momentum and energy of “Eternal Light Brigade” whilst finding room to wander down sonic avenues all its own.”
“Diamonds, Rhinestones and Hard Rain”, released March 1st via Chimp Limbs
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