★★★★★
Merging styles, sounds, instrumental phrasings, etc., North Carolina's Big Something have proven themselves up and down the east coast as a titanic party band, in the best sense of the phrase. That the opening cut on their latest album, Truth Serum, opens with DJ Logic spinning amid verses and refrains points to an all-inclusive sense of songwriting from these guys. The breakdown in this song blends excitable lead guitar with gooey meatball bass lines and Logic's active accents...
- www.jambands.com
2014-11-28
★★★★★
The self-titled sophomore effort from North Carolina rockers Big Something is an 80-minute party filled with everything jam fans love--an expertly-played, eclectic mix of rock, funk, jazz, reggae and more spaced over 12 songs, each with its own distinct vibe. Opening track "The Curse of Julia Brown" tiptoes in with a touch of synth, then lets loose a thunderous guitar riff and bass line, giving way to a tidal wave of horns...
- www.relix.com
2014-05-29
★★★★★
Already the winner of Home Grown Music Network's "Studio Album of the Year" award, along with being named the "New HGMN Band of the Year," BIG Something's debut release, Stories From the Middle of Nowhere, finds the six piece on a promising path quite early in the group's career. From the rocking guitar work, through the tasteful sax play, on to the funky keys, and the drum and bass backbone, BIG Something is a band that doesn't fail the promising capacity of its name...
- www.jambands.com
2011-08-08
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