From Across the Pond

Big Special in their natural habitat

For your consideration: Big Special are a punk-ish type group of the sort of post-industrial, working-class UK vibe. They have a new album out tomorrow, and I quite like the single "Only Free When Sleeping." I found out about them because they are on the extremely stacked Sunday lineup of this year's Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta. I hope they do not conflict with anything higher on my priority list that day, but I am bound to have to miss someone.

I will share tomorrow if there is anything else that particularly stands out from the full album. Furthermore we will have releases from Deathcab For Cutie, DJ Seinfeld, Skrillex, and Vince Staples....

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