London-based, Irish popster Biig Piig is currently hard at work on a debut album after an especially buzzy 2020.
Words: Stephen Ackroyd.
The buzz around Biig Piig is nothing new.With a string of brilliant singles over the last twelve months, including the glorious 'Switch' and possibly even more impressive 'Don't Turn Around - Jess Smyth's star is in the ascent. Part of the fast-rising NiNE8 collective, with a debut project to follow, 2021 looks like it'll be even bigger.
How are you? This year has been tough. You okay?
I’m alrighty! Thanks for asking, it’s been a strange one this year man, but we’ve our health and that’s the main thing.
At the end of last year, so many acts were set up to make their big push in 2020, then obviously music sort of stopped. Have you seen the last few months as a pause to plans already set, or an opportunity to create and reset?
Sooo I’ve been making lots of music the last couple years but as for an album I’m still trying to work out what that means for me. I’ve got ideas for a project though 100% next year.
How's work on the album going? Has the downtime allowed you to work more on it than you might otherwise?
I work in studios around London, usually the same one in Brixton which is close enough to where I live. During lockdown I wasn’t writing at all really to be honest. I was just in a bit of a pause period, staring out the window trying to understand what was happening to the world. But once the lockdown was eased the first time we were able to go back into session with guidelines, I think next lockdown I’m gonna start making more from home tho. I wanna be able to be self-sufficient like that.
