DMA’s guitarist Johnny Took and his brother, PLANET singer, Matthew Took have formally launched their facet venture BIIG Time with the brand new single ‘Larger Than Nothing’, information of a debut album ‘200K’ and a 2025 UK tour.
BIIG Time launched their first single ‘It’s You’ again in 2020 however have been radio silent till now. Their debut album ‘200K’ is due on Could 2, and you may pre-order it right here.
To launch the information, the band have shared the album’s excessive octane, shoegazey lead single ‘Larger Than Nothing’, alongside a music video that includes house video footage of the brothers’ childhoods in Sydney, permitting followers to see a “life-long friendship that shines via their songs and harmonies,” per a press launch.
“‘Larger Than Nothing’ is our first launch since our first and solely single ‘It’s You’ again in 2020! It’s quintessential BIIG TIME,” says the band. “Harmonies the entire method via and distorted guitars. Lyrically it’s stuffed with tongue in cheek self-deprecation and floating out and in of the sensation of not being ok for individuals and conditions round you.
“It’s the primary single from the album, which is a set of gems that we’ve written through the years. We couldn’t be prouder to share this primary style.”
Test it out under.
The brothers have additionally unveiled plans for a UK tour, set to kick off in Leeds on Could 14. From there, they’ll head to Birmingham, Keele, Bristol, Glasgow, London and extra, earlier than wrapping issues up with a present at Manchester’s Gorilla on Could 24.
Tickets go on sale subsequent Friday (April 4) and can be obtainable right here. Try a full checklist of dates and venues under.
BIIG Time’s 2025 UK tour dates are:
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14 – Leeds, Belgrave Music Corridor
15 – Birmingham, Fortress & Falcon
16 – Keele, Keele College
18 – Bristol, Unusual Brew
19 – Glasgow, Room 2
20 – Stockton, Ku Bar
22 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
23 – London, Tufnell Park Dome
24 – Manchester, Gorilla
The tracklist for BIIG Time’s ‘200K’ is:
1. ‘Chugging Tablets’
2. ‘Larger Than Nothing’
3. ‘Will get Higher With You’
4. ‘Signing Out’
5. ‘No Method’
6. ‘Cattle In The Market’
7. ‘Straightforward’
8. ‘Loves Wealth’
9. ‘I’m Feeling Alive’
10. ‘Parades’
11. ‘Stole The Reveals’
DMA’s final album ‘How Many Goals?’ arrived in 2023.
Their fourth full-length album, the LP adopted on from 2020’s ‘The Glow’, and noticed the members discover a steadiness between digital dance components, alongside guitar rock and punk. It additionally acquired a three-star evaluate from NME, with Thomas Smith writing: “If there ever was a second for DMA’s to essentially decide to a sound, and to take action fearlessly, it might be on album 4 – frustratingly, it appears like they’ve held again at factors.”
“This isn’t solely a wasted alternative, although. ‘How Many Goals?’ is formidable and catchy sufficient to satiate outdated followers and realign the narrative for individuals who might have written DMA’s off,” It continued. “However it’s arduous to not go away feeling that this was their second, they usually’ve solely grabbed it with one hand.”
