BIG SPECIAL share acoustic version of 'BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE'
BIG SPECIAL | Photo credit: Isaac Watson
Praise for BIG SPECIAL and debut album
POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
“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
“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 an acoustic version of firm fan-favourite single 'BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE'.
Having released their acclaimed debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES in May via SO Recordings, the band have been taking the record around the world, with many more highlights still to come. Alongside UK and European festival appearances, they'll also be sharing stages with the likes of PIXIES and Richard Hawley, before joining John Grant for his full UK and EU tour in October and November. The band's biggest UK headline show to date, at the London's O2 Kentish Town Forum, takes place on 29th March 2025. Tickets are on sale now.
Talking about the acoustic version, lead singer Joe Hicklin says: "Some songs when written are all done on the acoustic guitar and then reframed to our sound. This was an early version of the song that we cracked out for some record store shows on our album tour. I’ve always loved stripping songs down to their most bare bones form, to really let the true elements of a song shine through. For me nothing breaks or heals a day like one sad person and one sad instrument. We had some real nice feedback about this version on tour, so thought we’d get it recorded and stick it out."
BIG SPECIAL 2024 LIVE DATES
Tickets on sale now here.
26 Jul – Low Festival, Benidorm, ESP
27 Jul - Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon, UK
28 Jul – Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
01 Aug - Rockwave Nights 2024, Lycabettus Theatre, Athens, GR
07 Aug - Den Atelier, Luxembourg (w / Pixies)
09 Aug - Haldern Pop Festival 2024, Rees, DE
10 Aug - Forum Karlin, Prague (w / Pixies)
13 Aug - House of Culture, Helsinki (w/ Pixies)
14 Aug - House of Culture, Helsinki (w/ Pixies)
17 Aug - Cinzella Festival, Brindisi, IT
18 Aug - Green Man Festival, Bannau Brycheiniog, UK
23 Aug – Reading Festival, Reading, UK
24 Aug – Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
29 Aug - Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield (w/ Richard Hawley)
31 Aug - End Of The Road Festival, Dorset, UK
07 Sep - Surfana Festival, Bloemendaal aan Zee, NL
08 Sep - Misty Fields Festival, NL
09 Sep - The Hague, Paard, NL
17 Oct - Hackney Church, London, UK (w/ John Grant)
18 Oct - Hackney Church, London, UK (w/ John Grant)
19 Oct - The Fire Station, Sunderland, UK (w/ John Grant)
21 Oct - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK (w/ John Grant)
22 Oct - Vicar Street, Dublin, IE (w/ John Grant)
24 Oct - Tramshed, Cardiff, UK (w/ John Grant)
25 Oct - Beacon Hall, Bristol, UK (w/ John Grant)
28 Oct - Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, UK (w/ John Grant)
29 Oct - Epic Studios, Norwich, UK (w/ John Grant)
31 Oct - New Century, Manchester, UK (w/ John Grant)
01 Nov - Project House, Leeds, UK (w/ John Grant)
02 Nov - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool, UK (w/ John Grant)
06 Nov - Kulturkirche, Cologne, DE (w/John Grant)
07 Nov - Columbia Theater, Berlin, DE (w/ John Grant)
09 Nov - Train, Aarhus, DK (w/ John Grant)
10 Nov - VEGA, Copenhagen, DK (w/ John Grant)
11 Nov - Nalen Stora Salen, Stockholm, SE (w/ John Grant)
13 Nov - Rockefeller, Oslo, NO (w/ John Grant)
15 Nov - Rolling Stone Beach Festival, DE
29 Mar 2025 - O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, UK
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