Dead Royalty, by Big Summer

Dead Royalty

by Big Summer

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	1.	Drones 04:55
	2.	Wedding Song 04:46
	3.	New Lover 03:21
	4.	Hungry Smile 05:38
	5.	The Beast 05:55

about

After a four year hiatus that took Big Summer’s frontman (and only man) Vasco Batista away from his Barcelona home, around the Bay of Biscay and all the way up to Hackney, London, the man is back with the 5-song EP “Dead Royalty”. From the very start, we see the title has been inspired by Vasco’s changed surroundings - palaces, royal gardens and seeing the Queen’s face everywhere. But does 'royalty' refer to dead kings and queens or in this case - more harshly - to hopes and dreams?

Keeping in line with Big Summer's previous release ‘Trigger', one can see the departure from a previous summery feel-good vibe into much darker territories, perhaps reflecting Vasco’s journey from sunny Barcelona to grey and gloomy London. The songs are dark even when fast paced, and tell us stories about love, heartbreak and the end of the world - nothing new if you’re a Big Summer fan. But although the lyrics keep us tied to that Big Summer feel we have grown to expect over the past few years, musically the band has shifted and evolved into a more refined sound with strong song structures. Totally worth a listen.

credits

released December 18, 2020

Written and performed by Vasco Batista.
Drums by Peter Alvanos.
Produced by Vasco Batista and Damien O'Doherty.
Mixed and mastered by Damien O'Doherty.

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Big Summer Porto, Portugal

After dwelling in several soundscapes ranging from folk to rock, from disco to instrumental post-rock, Big Summer decided that his identity would include a mixture of warm, tranquilising melodies, surrounded by dreams and melancholy and prone to take us on beautiful intense travels. ... more

discography

Dead Royalty

Dec 2020
Drones

Nov 2020
Hungry Smile

Sep 2020
Trigger

Mar 2016
Space Invader

Mar 2016
Big Summer EP

Dec 2014
Everything Is Going To Be OK

Oct 2013
Out of Time

Oct 2013
Bone and Arrow EP

Apr 2013
Morning Sun

Feb 2013

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