Technical emo
Catchy melodies and tricksy guitar work lift the spirits on Big Awesome's latest EP which is replete with technically impressive riffs and memorable tunes. Opener Grey's Birthday lets every instrument shine; guitars ring out with controlled and clean but complex riffs, and vocals soar in melodic waves. A punk edge makes itself heard on Birdfeeder which holds gruff vocals backed by shouted gang harmonies, but again those controlled and impressive guitars deftly build layers without it ever becoming murky, these are addictive tunes with staying power. The mention of control may make you think 'restrained' and 'dry' but that couldn't be further from the truth, check out Drawing A line In The Sand for a blast of the super catchy and emotional power of the record, in fact, all four tunes on the EP have strong emotional cores and are packed with energy, making them great to sing along and thrash about to with reckless abandon. Recommended.