Big Deal were a pop/rock band composed of Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe. Underwood was raised near Yucca Valley in California while Costelloe came from an artistic household in London.[1] They rose to prominence following the release of their second album June Gloom which received airplay on BBC 6Music in 2013. Support for the band from grass roots movements and Lauren Laverne of 6Music have seen the band invited to tour Europe with Depeche Mode in 2014. On 1 September 2016 they announced they had decided to break up.[2]
2011's Lights Out, a 12 track LP, is a collection of folk and grunge folk songs and recorded without a drum or bass track. Produced by Underwood and notable producer Dean Reid who had worked with Nelly Furtado and Lana Del Rey[3] the boy-girl folk simplicity with twin guitars and harmonies produce what Sam Wolfson of NME called "More grungy than gooey" and saw the release of three video singles "Talk", "Chair" and the haunting "Homework". While "Talk" became a single release in its own right, it was "Homework" that emerged as the duet's first writing attempts together.[4]
June Gloom
Pic from side of stage from Left, Mel Rigby, K.C. Underwood, Huw Webb and Alice Costelloe
2013's June Gloom was released on June 4th and featured regularly on BBC 6Music radio.[5] Its lead single Swapping Spit[6] was accompanied by a live video clip all in VHS taping style. The heavy, grunge guitars of Costelloe and Underwood coupled with the heavily compressed explosive drumming of new addition Mel Rigby saw a distinct change from 2011's Lights Out. Bass guitarist Huw Webb provided a musical shadow to Costelloe's rhythm guitar work and, with Rigby, brought the band from a dual guitar folk duet to an explosive wall-of-sound band of dynamic shifts and crafted songwork. Heather Phares of allmusic[7] reviewed June Gloom and wrote "Here and throughout the album, Big Deal is nostalgic not just for the sounds of the '90s, but for the best--and worst--parts of being in love."
Notable live gigs in support of June Gloom included July 13 at Herk-de-Stad's Rock Herk and London's Love Box on the 20th of July and Secret Garden Party in Cambridge on the 27th of July. With a doubling of personnel on stage, live performances at this time strongly acknowledged the shoe-gaze influences of Underwood and Costelloe, with the band minimally interacting with the audience. Live performances were also reminiscent of influences of Pixies, where the polished June Gloom album was recreated live with the assistance of multiple effects (mostly from Underwood) and translated from studio to live successfully.
Say Yes
Released 10 June 2016, Say Yes was Big Deal's third and final album. Created during the break up of Costelloe and Underwood's relationship, the production of the album was also marred by losing all their demos when Underwood's laptop was stolen at a house party and leaving their record label Mute. The project was self-funded and was picked up by FatCat Records with most of the record finished, and to generally favourable reviews.[8][9][10] When the band unexpectedly split in September 2016, their tour and festival appearances were cancelled.
Kacey Underwood's pedal line up for 2013's June Gloom
References
^"Amazon.co.uk: Big Deal: Albums, Songs, Biogs, Photos". amazon.co.uk.
^"Big Deal Have Split Up". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
^McCourt, Adam. "Album Review: Big Deal, Say Yes. July 2016". theregoesthefear.com. There Goes the Fear. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
^Sadler, Helen. "Say Yes by Big Deal". thelineofbestfit.com. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
^"Say Yes by Big Deal". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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message Big Deal were a pop rock band composed of Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe Underwood was raised near Yucca Valley in California while Costelloe came from an artistic household in London 1 They rose to prominence following the release of their second album June Gloom which received airplay on BBC 6Music in 2013 Support for the band from grass roots movements and Lauren Laverne of 6Music have seen the band invited to tour Europe with Depeche Mode in 2014 On 1 September 2016 they announced they had decided to break up 2 Big DealUnderwood and Costelloe in London 2013Background informationOriginUnderwood California USA Costelloe London UKGenresPop rock new wave synthpopYears active2011 2016LabelsMUTE Artist Ltd FatCat RecordsMembersKacey UnderwoodAlice CostelloePast membersMel RigbyHuw WebbWebsitehttps wearebigdeal bandcamp com Contents 1 Lights Out 2 June Gloom 3 Say Yes 4 ReferencesLights Out Edit2011 s Lights Out a 12 track LP is a collection of folk and grunge folk songs and recorded without a drum or bass track Produced by Underwood and notable producer Dean Reid who had worked with Nelly Furtado and Lana Del Rey 3 the boy girl folk simplicity with twin guitars and harmonies produce what Sam Wolfson of NME called More grungy than gooey and saw the release of three video singles Talk Chair and the haunting Homework While Talk became a single release in its own right it was Homework that emerged as the duet s first writing attempts together 4 June Gloom Edit Pic from side of stage from Left Mel Rigby K C Underwood Huw Webb and Alice Costelloe 2013 s June Gloom was released on June 4th and featured regularly on BBC 6Music radio 5 Its lead single Swapping Spit 6 was accompanied by a live video clip all in VHS taping style The heavy grunge guitars of Costelloe and Underwood coupled with the heavily compressed explosive drumming of new addition Mel Rigby saw a distinct change from 2011 s Lights Out Bass guitarist Huw Webb provided a musical shadow to Costelloe s rhythm guitar work and with Rigby brought the band from a dual guitar folk duet to an explosive wall of sound band of dynamic shifts and crafted songwork Heather Phares of allmusic 7 reviewed June Gloom and wrote Here and throughout the album Big Deal is nostalgic not just for the sounds of the 90s but for the best and worst parts of being in love Notable live gigs in support of June Gloom included July 13 at Herk de Stad s Rock Herk and London s Love Box on the 20th of July and Secret Garden Party in Cambridge on the 27th of July With a doubling of personnel on stage live performances at this time strongly acknowledged the shoe gaze influences of Underwood and Costelloe with the band minimally interacting with the audience Live performances were also reminiscent of influences of Pixies where the polished June Gloom album was recreated live with the assistance of multiple effects mostly from Underwood and translated from studio to live successfully Say Yes EditReleased 10 June 2016 Say Yes was Big Deal s third and final album Created during the break up of Costelloe and Underwood s relationship the production of the album was also marred by losing all their demos when Underwood s laptop was stolen at a house party and leaving their record label Mute The project was self funded and was picked up by FatCat Records with most of the record finished and to generally favourable reviews 8 9 10 When the band unexpectedly split in September 2016 their tour and festival appearances were cancelled Kacey Underwood s pedal line up for 2013 s June GloomReferences Edit Amazon co uk Big Deal Albums Songs Biogs Photos amazon co uk Big Deal Have Split Up Clash Magazine Retrieved 2018 05 30 Dean Reid Credits AllMusic AllMusic Amazon co uk Big Deal Albums Songs Biogs Photos amazon co uk Lovegrove Benjamin Toodle pip Y all Aug 2013 theglassmagazine com The Glass Magazine Retrieved 2021 09 06 Big Deal Swapping Spit youtube com YouTube Retrieved 2021 09 06 Heather Phares June Gloom Big Deal Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic AllMusic McCourt Adam Album Review Big Deal Say Yes July 2016 theregoesthefear com There Goes the Fear Retrieved 2021 09 06 Sadler Helen Say Yes by Big Deal thelineofbestfit com The Line of Best Fit Retrieved 2021 09 06 Say Yes by Big Deal metacritic com Metacritic Retrieved 2021 09 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Deal band amp oldid 1042693060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
