RockingChair Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 New York punk band BIG UPS are great, and we're very happy to be hosting their début Sheffield show on 7th May. This show will be free-entry, and will now be taking place at The Rocking Chair. Brendan Finn, Joe Galarraga, Amar Lal, and Carlos Salguero Jr. met whilst learning about specifications of Cat 5 cables in New York City. Shortly after, they formed a band. Big Ups – since 2010 – blend punk, post*‐punk, metal, and indie rock into a salty mash that gets stuck to the roof of your mouth. At their brightest, they have been likened to The Descendents, but at their sludgiest, they call to mind bands like ****** Jeans and The Jesus Lizard. Their debut 11*‐track LP, Eighteen Hours of Static highlights Big Ups' depressive mood swings. The band slows their usual frantic pace on the burner "Wool" – a song about dealing with suffering. They toy with dynamics on aggressive tracks like "TMI", "Little Kid", and "Fresh Meat". But not to worry – the mania is still there; songs like "Goes Black" and "Atheist Self*‐Help" demand attention with their sneering guitars and colossal drums. Lyrically, the album is a meditation on subjects like truth, faith, and science (the record's title is a reference to Carl Sagan's Contact), but admittedly, Big Ups doesn't necessarily have all of the answers. "Justice" ends with the lines "I know there's a better way, but I just can't say what will make it okay". Eighteen Hours of Static will be released on January 14th, 2014 on Dead Labour. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/20/big-ups-new-band-of-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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