Bursting onto the indie-rock scene almost 2 years ago to the day, this 3-piece Welsh band gave us a free download of their 8-track EP/minialbum called A Balloon Called Moaning (see what we said about it HERE). How we have pined for their virgin LP, and with only two singles released in 2010, we thought it’d never come.
Well, that wait has finally come to an end! 12 glorious anthemic, power-chord, dream-pop vocal-driven tracks to RAWK on to (actually 7 new tracks – read on!).
Big Roar kicks-off with “Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie”, an apt starting song for further epic-ness to come. A 128-bpm track with nontoocomplicated lyrics and dreamy Ritzy vocals, both playing support to the wonderful distortion-induced rifts found in the chorus and bridge:
Nothing outside will care enough
Nothing outside of you
The dangers of showing
Any kind of weakness
Just to forget your born,
Nothing outside of you
In fact if I were them, I’d open my gig with this song.
Basically out of the 12 tracks on Big Roar, only 7 new tracks are brand new, 4 are from the A Balloon Called Moaning EP and 1 was a single that was released last year.
We like “A Heavy Abacus” and “The Magnifying Glass” out of those 7 new ones. “Bouy” and “Maruyama” are rightly placed in the middle of the album to give the listeners a little breather, before picking up the pace again with the ever-brilliant “Cradle”. The epilogue is then left to “The Greatest LIght is the Greatest Shade”, also from their first-ever EP to leave us craving for more.
Perfect for: Listening on the way to POPTART : D
I’M THE FURY IN YOUR HEAD
SAT 19 Feb 2011
FASH, The Butter Factory
with DJs WEELIKEME, JAH & JINMART
Last month was a blast! We’re moving on into our sixth year with more rock, more roll, and heaps more riotious slam dancing!
Join resident jocks weelikeme, Jah & Jinmart once again, in another night of full-on no-holds-barred night of your favourite indie, alternative rock, punk, grunge, power pop, electro, remixes and dancefloor head-bangers!
It’s Poptart! Need we say more?
The Butter Factory is located at:
One Fullerton
1 Fullerton Road,
#02-02/03/04
Singapore 049213
ENTRY TO FASH:
riot grrls – $21 , rocker boys – $26 (includes 2 standard drinks)
PUSH ME UP TO STARRY SKIES
SAT 20 November 2010
FASH, The Butter Factory
with DJs WEELIKEME, JAH & JINMART
Goodbye 2010! This is our last Poptart party of the year. So round up your troops and party like there’s no tomorrow.
Join our resident jocks weelikeme, Jah & Jinmart in our final flurry of the year, with our dancefloor-mash up of our favourite indie, alternative rock, punk, grunge, power pop, electro, remixes and party choons!
It’s a year to remember, so come and celebrate 2010 with us in rockin’ Poptart style!
The Butter Factory is located at:
One Fullerton
1 Fullerton Road,
#02-02/03/04
Singapore 049213
ENTRY TO FASH:
riot grrls – $21 , rocker boys – $26 (includes 2 standard drinks)
Hello. Sorry it took forever, but abstract relations vol. 29 is finally here! It’s a mellow bittersweet summer-styled mix of some spankin new tracks I’m loving at the moment. Hope you’ll enjoy it!
CLICK HERE FOR AR VOL 29 MIXTAPE PLAYLIST AND DOWNLOAD LINKS
