Big Words Cherry
Melbourne group Big Words release their new mixtape 'Cherry', their first full body of work since their debut EP in 2017, showcasing their lush hybrid of alt R&B, indie-pop and soul.
Since being discovered busking by Ghostface Killah during Wu-Tang Clan's 2016 tour of Australia, Big Words have gone on to amass over 9 million streams, support Hobo Johnson and Tash Sultana on their national tours, and play main stage slots at some of the biggest festivals around Australia including Beyond The Valley, Grapevine Gathering and Wildlands. They're now set to escalate into international recognition, releasing their new mixtape 'Cherry' which was serendipitously conceived during isolation. Originally the discarded demos from Big Words' forthcoming debut album, Cherry took on a life of its own during quarantine when the duo were isolated in their apartment. One evening whilst having a few drinks, they decided they would finish off some semi-formed ideas which were never otherwise going to see the light of day. "We played with the idea of making a record at home, even though we didn't have a set up. Eventually the idea gauged some more elaborate thinking and it became very possible that we could start the next morning." Entirely self-produced and completed in just two weeks, it wasn't long before they realised these so-called 'offcuts' could actually be their best body of work yet. With Drake-like charisma drenched in Beach Boys harmonies, 'Cherry' marks a new chapter for Big Words establishing them as one of Australia's most dynamic acts. "It's heavily inspired by insecurity, solitude, sexuality and friendship. There isn't much essence of heartbreak here, but maybe more so what happens before and after," explains frontman Will Scullin. Tied together by voice memo interludes, the mixtape glides effortlessly across genres.
Influences of surf-rock are evident in the bold opening track 'The Edge', where Gorillaz euphoria meets post punk. 'Pretty On The Inside' takes the listener back to the old school, an oozy indie ballad reminiscent of The Beatles. 'Sink or Swim' (just added to New Music Friday AU/NZ on Spotify) combines pop and R&B taking the listener to a poolside in summer, its production nodding to Frank Ocean's Channel Orange era. 'Stick Around' is a smooth flowing R&B track, pieced together from a 40 minute freestyle. 'Girls And Rings' sets a new tone, marking the beginning of the end of the mixtape with a tear jerking piano ballad - a love song about frontmen Will and Kieren's long standing friendship and creative partnership. The lyric "we can be whatever we like" 'is a notion to us making the music we do, creating with no boundary or tight grip on our process.' Cherry is a fortuitous treasure, embodying Big Word's unique ability to create contemporary music, whilst nodding to different eras.
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