The Big Pink are an Electro-Rock duo from London. Comprised of talented musician and composers Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell. The double-act won the NME Radar Award for best new act in 2009 and are going to play on the 2010 NME Awards Tour (with the drums as featured earlier in the blog).
Popular with adverts is their big single "Dominos", released late 2009. A powerful, chorus heavy and repeatative single that caught the ear of people who have never heard of The Big Pink before. However, it doesnt sound like anything on their album "A Brief History Of Love" an emotive and layered gathering of muffled lyrics and dirty guitar sounds. The drums are played on an electric kit so often it can dominate the sound, but it doesnt over-power it by any means. The way the music has been produced could make anyone believe it was record from a live performance. The guitar is overdriven in the chorus' of every song, along with the muffled vocals of the lead singer, that gives the songs a powerful and exciting tone.
The stand out songs are "Velvet" and "A Brief History Of Love". "Velvet" is a love song that the so called "Noise Rock" of The Big Pink comes to life. The Stunning lyrics tell a story of attachment, passion and trust, giving the album something different thats hard to put a finger on. The album song "A Brief History Of Love" introduces of the soft female vocals of Jo Apps, a duet which is a lethal combination with the racy, devillish guitar feedback. The band have already made a name for themselves live, the duo seem motionless on the stage, but surrounded by an aura of confidence they fire out their music with pride.
But, this is the sort of band that could lose favour with you. Sometimes seeming repetative it is the constant whirring of the heavy effects on the guitar that will give you a headache after a while (which is the only Big Stink, for The Big Pink). Nevertheless, a consistant and progressive sound on their album has surely made them stand out from the crowd with something a bit unique, unlike a lot of new bands, who seem to copy old sounds and pass it off as thier own.
Artist Rating: 7/10
Listen To: Dominos, Velvet, A Breif History Of Love
Sounds Like: Placebo vs. Longpigs vs. Glasvegas
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