The Clash, Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Joy Division, The Jam, Specials, The Who, Kinks, Stone Roses, William Burroughs, Velvet Underground, Doors, Bowie, Stooges, Dead Kennedys, London W.1., Zechariah Sitchin, Graham Hancock, coast to coast am, Brighton Pier, Quadrophenia, Scum, The Goons, Derek and Clive, coffee and cigarettes, The Wag Club, The Smiths, Killing Joke, Siouxsie and the Banshees, P.I.L., Ruts, Wire, Subhumanz, The Beatles, Nirvana, Pixies, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Janes Addiction, Rolling Stones, early Roxy Music, Smashing Pumpkins, Suede, Blur, Gang Of Four, Death From Above 1979, Future Of The Left, P.J. Harvey, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Hives, Fugazi, Jesus Lizard, The Cure, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, any good bass throbbing dub, Chertsey hospital psychiatric ward, drug rehab, Mark Earl, Lou, Potti, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Bad Lieutenant, Alien, Aliens, Coen Brothers, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Camus, Sartre, Marquis De Sade, Kurt Vonnegut, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Pulp Fiction, Salvador Dali, Heironymous Bosch, Ballistic Fish, Ellaney, anything that makes us FEEL something...
Born out of chaos and a therapeutic need for musical and lyrical release, Big Gun Baby is an intensely energetic and mix of post punk/deviant pop. The dynamic intensity of their songs is brought to life during their exhilarating live performances with dirty driving bass lines, infectious dance beats, angry soaring guitars and seething yet melodic vocals.
Big Gun Baby was formed in America in late 2006 by two displaced Londoners, Jaycee (vocals) and Graeme (bass, guitar, drum programming) who originally met when they both featured prominently in the London music scene, Jaycee as an accomplished acoustic singer songwriter, Graeme as the bass player in a number of successful punk and alternative rock bands. Their clash of eclectic influences and disparate personalities formed an unlikely yet perfect musical bond, creating an exciting raw and fresh new sound. After recruiting several local musicians they quickly received recognition, performing many high profile gigs in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas with numerous nationally renowned acts, while receiving regular airplay on local radio and rave reviews in the local media.
In 2007, Jaycee and Graeme returned home to the UK, spending a year touring throughout the country performing with the aid of a groovebox as a stripped down 2-piece and working with up and coming dance producers to remix some of their songs. This new approach helped to refine their sound even further, resulting in the writing some of their best new songs yet. Their debut UK single received regular airplay on numerous local radio stations as well as being featured on a compilation c.d. issued by Loud News Magazine.
After a successful year in the UK, Big Gun Baby have once again returned to the shores of America, based in Salt Lake City and more eager than ever to make an impact on the American music scene. Since returning to the U.S., they have already received widespread recognition, headlining the Park Stage at The Utah Arts Festival and have been featured on Park City TV, K.R.C.L. radio, Utah FM, X96’s Live and Local and in the City Weekly where Bill Frost described them as a ‘must see live’ band.
Big Gun Baby’s current line up includes Brandon on drums, Scott on guitar and Jenny and keyboards. They plan to spend the summer of ’09 recording their next e.p. and producing an accompanying video. Plans are also underway to make a west coast and east coast tour in the fall, 2009 promises to be an exciting year for Big Gun Baby…
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR...
If you want to know more about Big Gun Baby click on the link below to read our full length interview in Gavin's Underground at City Weekly.net
The Salt Lake City Weekly.
X96's Portia Early calls Big Gun Baby a "must-see for SLC punks" -- read her entire write up in The Salt Lake City Weekly.
Hey! Thanks again for being our friend. Make sure you have a little listen to our album Songs For Abandoned Buildings. If you like it, please follow the link on the player to buy it from itunes so we can play a town near you! Don't forget to give us a review on itunes when you buy it :)
I wrote our song "Cut Down" for the troops, because they are unsung heroes. and it has made the X96 finals to open up for Blink 182 and Taking Back Sunday!
It would be a dream come true to play this show...
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We just recently finished our EP and are so proud, all the hard work payed off! If you have a few minutes please give it a listen and tell us what you think :)
"Exciting, Striding and assured. It has an energy reminiscant of everything that was good about the Klaxons debut album.." - BBC Radio Bristol.
"The overall sound echoes that of Bloc Party but with great conviction and sophistication. Go see them live if you can." - iTunes review.
It's also available to buy through our website and itunes if you really do like it.
...if you are feeling the need for a some fresh new music please visit our page and give our new EP a listen. We've worked really hard on it and had some excellent feedback so far and would love to hear what you guys think.
"Exciting, Striding and assured. It has an energy reminiscant of everything that was good about the Klaxons debut album.." - BBC Radio Bristol.
"The overall sound echoes that of Bloc Party but with great conviction and sophistication. Go see them live if you can." - iTunes review.
It's also available to buy through our website and itunes if you really do like it.
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