Say no, and you’re a proper plonker.
Big Deal must of thought there was a higher power against them. In the time since 2013’s ‘June Gloom’ the band have seen the unprecedented high of touring with those mercurial synth-brooders Depeche Mode balanced with a stolen laptop of demos, relationships falling apart and a break-up of their very own with their previous record label. As unhinged as their two previous studio efforts were, ‘
Say Yes’ finds a band with a clear point to prove.
What follows is an expansive journey through infectious guitar-pop, stemmed with a greater sense of confidence and efficiency than ever before. Banged out over a 10 day window last year, there’s a natural gelling of sounds that delivers delectable slices of grungy goodness. ‘
Hold Your Fire’, ‘
Avalanche’ and ‘Say Yes’ are packed with instant punch, whilst ‘
Saccharine’ and ‘
Kitty Pride’ sound like the lost files of golden 90s alt-rock.Even their more electronic flourishes, ‘Lux’ and ‘
V.I.T.R.I.O.L’, are oozing with uncanny pop sensibilities.
