BIG SPECIAL Release Deluxe Edition of Acclaimed Album Postindustrial Hometown Blues
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Praise for BIG SPECIAL
“Music that stands it’s ground and looks you right in the eye” Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 6 Music
“A vital, gripping debut album” - Clash ★★★★
"A bleak but belting record" - Classic Rock ★★★★
“A dizzying mix of hard and delicate” – DIY ★★★★½
“a real piece of art; sheer brilliance from start to finish” - Dork ★★★★★
Readers’ favourite albums of 2024 - The Guardian
"an album that is distinctively mystical, and ageless, comfortably propelling itself between soul, hip hop, and rock" - The Line of Best Fit ★★★★½
Album of The Week - Louder Than War ★★★★★
"A glorious post-punk racket" - Daily Mirror
"brimming with energy, invention humour... a great debut album" - MOJO ★★★★
“a heady dose of heart and reality” – NME ★★★★
"a cocktail of barbed post-punk and ferociously soulful crooning" - Notion
"['Stay Down, Lazarus' is] an epic track" - The Observer
“a stellar debut with enough conviction to keep us all dancing through the darkness.” - Rolling Stone UK
"a thrilling mix of punk, blues and soul" - Scottish Daily Express ★★★★
"One of the most exciting bands in Britain" - The Telegraph
“A highly engaging, emotionally rich debut” - Uncut ★★★★
BIG SPECIAL are today sharing a deluxe edition of their acclaimed debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, out now on SO Recordings.
Stream POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES (DELUXE) here.
The deluxe edition of the band's breakthrough UK Top 40 debut album features remixes from the likes of Andy Bell, Public Service Broadcasting, Robbie Majors (Benefits), Sleaford Mods, and Simon Scott's (Slowdive) Three Quarter Skies, alongside early demoes and live performances recorded from Glasgow to Brazil. It arrives ahead of their biggest ever UK headline show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in March. BIG SPECIAL will also join Pixies as support on their huge spring UK tour.
Watch a new visual for 'For The Birds' and 'DiG!' below.
BIG SPECIAL 2025 LIVE DATES
Tickets on sale now here.
27 Mar - Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, UK
29 Mar - O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, UK
20 Apr - Esquires, Bedford, UK
9-10 May - Are You Listening? Festival, Reading, UK
13 May - P&J Arena, Aberdeen, UK **
14 May - O2 Academy, Edinburgh, UK **
16 May - O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
17 May - O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
19 May - O2 Academy, Leeds, UK **
20 May - O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK **
21 May - Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK **
23 May - O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK **
24 May - O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK **
25 May - Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
30 May - Maifield Derby, Maimarkt Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
25-28 Jul - Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk, UK
BIG SPECIAL - POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES (DELUXE)
TRACK LISTING
1. BLACK COUNTRY GOTHIC
2. I MOCK JOGGERS
3. DESPERATE BREAKFAST
4. SHITHOUSE
5. THIS HERE AIN’T WATER
6. MY SHAPE (BLOCKING THE LIGHT)
7. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE
8. BROADCAST: TIME AWAY
9. iLL.
10. MONGREL
11. BUTCHER’S BIN
12. DUST OFF / START AGAIN
13. TREES
14. FOR THE BIRDS
15. DiG!
16. STAY DOWN, LAZARUS (BIG SPECIAL & John Grant)
17. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE Acoustic Version
18. TREES Acoustic Demo 2022
19. THIS HERE AIN'T WATER Early Demo
20. FOR THE BIRDS Simon Scott Three Quarter Skies Remix
21. MY SHAPE (BLOCKING THE LIGHT) Andy Bell GLOK Remix
22. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE Sleaford Mods Remix
23. DUST OFF / START AGAIN Robbie Major Benefits Remix
24. THIS HERE AIN’T WATER Public Service Broadcasting Remix
25. SHITHOUSE LIVE from King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland 10/5/2024
26. DiG! LIVE from Espaco Unimed, Sao Paulo, Brazil 17/3/2024
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