15+ hour, 20+ min ago  (598+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover Her latest work on Tapete Records marks a definitive chapter of artistic maturity, blending the melodic sensibilities of classic 80s indie with a contemporary, searing honesty. Here,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (322+ words) Roomful of Teeth/Gabriel Kahane - Elevator Songs (Octoverse)bigtakeover.com Roomful of Teeth has long pushed boundaries on what a choir can do, using their mouthes, tongues, and throats for more than simply singing or humming. Singer/songwriter/composer Gabriel…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (9+ words) ALLEY the band - Telling Stories (Diva)The Big Takeover...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (697+ words) deary - Birding (Bella Union)The Big Takeover "Birding," the debut album by London trio deary, arrives with a quiet confidence that feels increasingly rare. Rather than announcing itself with grand gestures, the record reveals itself patiently, while slowly portraying a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (464+ words) The Suncharms - Darkening Sky (Sunday Records)The Big Takeover The Suncharms" "Darkening Sky" unfolds as a luminous exploration of reflection and sonic patience, a record that balances emotional immediacy with the quiet assurance of seasoned musicianship. From the opening track,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (58+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover For more information, please visit Dry Cleaning | 4AD | Bandcamp. Much appreciation to Jacob Daneman at Pitch Perfect PR for seeing this one through and to Florence and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (688+ words) Wendy Eisenberg - Wendy Eisenberg (Joyful Noise)The Big Takeover There is a moment, somewhere between confession and construction, where a songwriter stops negotiating with expectation and begins speaking from a place that feels internally authorized. On "Wendy Eisenberg, Wendy Eisenberg…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (168+ words) Shop our Big Takeover store for back issues, t-shirts & CDs Follow The Big Takeover The final movements of "Blame the Clown" offer a panoramic view of the band"s range. The whammy bar slides on "hurricane" verge on a shoegaze-adjacent…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (280+ words) Lurcher - Punchline Blues (Guttersnipe Recordings)The Big Takeover I was going to say that when that gnarly, noisy opening salvo comes roaring over the sonic horizon, you realize that the emphasis on "Punchline Blues" is, perhaps, more on the "Punch…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (294+ words) The Danphes - Heartbreak High (Soft Signal)The Big Takeover I love it when I get a piece of music under the pen, and it is an excuse to break out all my favourite adjectives and probably already much overused turns…...