19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (9+ words) ALLEY the band - Telling Stories (Diva)The Big Takeover...

21+ hour, 56+ min 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…...

1+ day, 3+ 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,…...

1+ day, 4+ 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…...

1+ day, 3+ 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…...

1+ day, 3+ 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…...

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (629+ words) Buddhadatta - Buddha & Devadatta (Kasumuen Records)The Big Takeover "Buddha & Devadatta" crystallizes the kinetic energy and spiritual preoccupations that have defined Buddhadatta on stage into a studio format, offering nine tracks that feel simultaneously lived-in and ceremonially precise. From the first…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (708+ words) CEREMONY East Coast - I wish it could have been this way (demos 2000 - 2003) (Candy Booking)The Big Takeover A document of transition as much as expression, "I wish it could have been this way (demos 2000 " 2003)" captures Ceremony at a formative threshold,…...