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The BIG MOON – ” The Road “

Posted: December 31, 2015 in MUSIC
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The Big Moon: Formally The Moon, The Big Moon's name-change came just at the right time. Their sweet and sour songwriting and wired instrumentals throwback to Runaways style rebellion but with a distinctly London bite.

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Expect to be eclipsed by The Big Moon in 2016! These four garage rockers from London have played tonnes of gigs all over the country, travelled Stateside, and supported beloved alt rockers The Vaccines – all this before releasing a debut album.

It’s not just their effortlessly cool sound that keeps fans coming back. The band have a string of rad music videos that accompany their singles, and a laid-back, approachable attitude which spreads from stage to smoking-area post show.This cracking combination of attributes makes The Big Moon one of the most likeable bands on the circuit right now. They’re due to support The Maccabees in 2016, so try and squeeze into one of their gigs before the demand to see them escalates further!

The BIG MOON – ” Nothing Without You “

Posted: October 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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All-female garage bands are pretty much the greatest things ever, which makes London newcomers the Big Moon one of the greatest things ever by default. The four-piece thrives at blending indie rock and grunge stylings in a way that screams Sonic Youth, but with traces of Ex Hex or Hinds. Such is the case for the Big Moon’s heartbreak-pop track “Nothing Without You” and its ridiculously fun accompanying video, directed by Louis Bhose. They break into some excellent synchronized choreography that’s sort of an interpretive dance to the song itself, equal parts adorable and absurd. Streamers fly and headbands are adorned, and though the judges give the girls an average score of “1,” we’ll give them a “10” for effort. Maybe the Michael Cera in Juno-esque socks could be reconsidered,

The BIG MOON – ” The Road “

Posted: September 18, 2015 in MUSIC, NOTTINGHAM CITY VENUES
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Ever get that feeling at a party like there’s walls between you and the other people in the room? London-based four-piece The Big Moon nail that sense of bored, anxious detachment with deadpan brilliance in their video for “The Road”: a track that gives you a withering stare as it asks over scrappy guitar chords,

tell me why you came / ’cause I don’t know why.

Hit play above to join Juliette Jackson, Soph Nathan, Celia Archer, and Fern Ford as they pop balloons, wrap up in duvets, smash various foods to pieces, and generally throw the weirdest party we’re desperate to get an invite to.

“We loved making this video. It was super DIY and on a really low budget,” The Big Moon. “We went to the local hardware store and got a load of MDF and some celtic green paint, then spent a week designing and building all these little booths—sawing, screwing, drilling, painting, swearing, drinking, dribbling, etc. It involved a lot of splinters, a lot of birthday cake, and a lot of love, and thank goodness for our dear, creative, talented, and generous friends Archie Sinclair and John Fitzpatrick, without whom we would have turned to jelly.

“The Road” is available on iTunes now; Handsome Dad Records will also release it as a 7″ Vinyl on October 30th. Limited to 300 Copies on Handome Dad Records. This all girl four piece The Big Moon return with their second single and it shows a different side to the instant pop nugget of ‘Sucker’. ‘The Road’ is brooding and sensual track.

The BIG MOON – ” The Road “

Posted: September 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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New Band Of The Week - Stream The Big Moon’s Debut Single ‘Sucker’ And Read Their First Ever Interview

It was definitely more important to have the right people in the band than the right musicians,” says Juliette Jackson (above, left) – lynchpin and leader of London’s most exciting new quartet, The Big Moon (formerly The Moon).

“You can just tell when you’re gonna be friends with people.” This sense of togetherness is the spark that ignites the band – completed by Soph Nathan (guitar, vocals), Celia Archer (bass, vocals) and Fern Ford (drums) – and is remarkable considering the girls have only known each other for a year. A four-headed beast of tight harmonies, guitar interplay and wired, exuberant energy on stage, the group come across as more of a breezy, Runaways-esque girl gang than a songwriter and her backing band, although The Big Moon did originate with just Jackson and some aspirational dreams.

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Jackson says she had all but renounced music until she found herself re-enthused by the fieriest factions of indie’s new breed. “I went to see Palma Violets and I wanted to be in a band like them, in a gang,” she explains. “And then I saw Fat White Family and I just went home and began writing songs. It made me feel like I could do it and I wanted this for myself.”

Soph, Celia and Fern came into the mix via friends (all three were given the thumbs up based on immediate chemistry before barely playing a note) and the band moved into a tiny rehearsal room in London’s Stoke Newington

‘Eureka Moment’ – an intensely stirring stop start rattle that’s earned them comparisons to everyone from PJ Harvey to The Slits – is the first taste, while debut single ‘Sucker’ came out in June 2015.

“The first time we played together I cried because I’d wanted a band for so long, and I’d finally found the right people,” Juliette smiles. “These guys think I’m an emotional volcano, but I just don’t care about other things as much as this.” Start the countdown now – The Big Moon are readying to shoot for the stars.

The BIG MOON – ” Eureka Moment “

Posted: May 2, 2015 in MUSIC, NOTTINGHAM CITY VENUES
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it was definitely more important to have the right people in the band than the right musicians,” says Juliette Jackson lynchpin and leader of London’s most exciting new quartet, The Big Moon (formerly The Moon).

“You can just tell when you’re gonna be friends with people.” This sense of togetherness is the spark that ignites the band – completed by Soph Nathan (guitar, vocals), Celia Archer (bass, vocals) and Fern Ford (drums) – and is remarkable considering the girls have only known each other for a year. A four-headed beast of tight harmonies, guitar interplay and wired, exuberant energy on stage, the group come across as more of a breezy, Runaways-esque girl gang than a songwriter and her backing band, although The Big Moon did originate with just Jackson and some aspirational dreams.

Jackson says she had all but renounced music until she found herself re-enthused by the fieriest factions of indie’s new breed. “I went to see Palma Violets and I wanted to be in a band like them, in a gang,” she explains. “And then I saw Fat White Family and I just went home and started writing songs. It made me feel like I could do it and I wanted this for myself.”
Soph, Celia and Fern came into the mix via friends (all three were given the thumbs up based on immediate chemistry before barely playing a note) and the band moved into a tiny rehearsal room in London’s Stoke Newington that Celia describes as “lots of Doritos Chilli Heatwave in a tiny cube full of ants”. It was there that they began to work on Jackson’s bank of material.

‘Eureka Moment’ – an intensely stirring stop-start rattle that’s earned them comparisons to everyone from PJ Harvey to The Slits – is the first taste, while debut single ‘Sucker’ is out in June and streaming below.

“The first time we played together I cried because I’d wanted a band for so long, and I’d finally found the right people,” Juliette smiles. “These guys think I’m an emotional volcano, but I just don’t care about other things as much as this.” Start the countdown now – The Big Moon are readying to shoot for the stars.

 

 

The BIG MOON – ” Sucker “

Posted: May 1, 2015 in MUSIC, NOTTINGHAM CITY VENUES
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London quartet The Big Moon have announced details of their debut single, ‘Sucker’. 

sounding like and songs in the same area as Alvvays, Juliette, Soph, Celia, and Fern create a fuzzy kind of lovelorn pop that borrows from hulking ’90s rock legends. Think great guitar riffs that you need a permit to handle, percussion thrashing like a cat in a bath, but with vocals like baklava – rich and honeyed. perfect sound together.

The track was produced by the band, and will be released by new label Hard Up on 15th June. It will be released digitally and on an etched 12″ (strictly limited to 300 copies).

As well as this, they’re set to unleash a tour cassette with Yak; 100 copies only titled “Milked”. It will feature three new songs: “Eureka Moment”, “Nothing Without You”, and “This Is The News”.

‘Sucker’ is set for release on June 15 via new indie-label, Hard Up. And it sees the blossoming newcomers conjure up a torrent of lo-fi riddled-rock, laden with melodic-twists.

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