Big No No Releases “Hold Your Horses”
You cannot step into the same river twice. After exploring '90s indie rock and skewed kraut monotony on their self-titled debut album 2022, Stockholm-based quartet Big No No return with a lighter, more sprawling, and diverse sound.
"Hold Your Horses" - the colorful first single from a forthcoming album - smells as much of American guitar noise as it does of late '70s ironic power pop. The loops whiz by and the falsetto choruses surprise. Matthew McConaughey may have thought he had achieved all his dreams when he won an Oscar in 2014, but it was almost 10 years before he suddenly appeared in 'Hold Your Horses'. It's never too late to reach higher. Makes you think.
Just like on their debut, Big No No has recorded live in the classic INGRID studio in Stockholm, with Christoffer Zakrisson (Viagra Boys, etc) as producer, which gives the organically honest sound. This is music played together - in one room. During the fall, a series of singles will be released, leading to an album in the spring of 2024.