TRACK REVIEW: Big Romance – It Ain’t Easy EP

Big Romance are Millennials that lean heavily into the fuzzy guitars and slacker rock vocal delivery of the “music still on MTV” era. The opening eponymous track kicks off with a build so closely tone and tempo matched to the Pixies’ Where Is My Mind it’s uncanny, like seeing Belle Delphine in Daria cosplay – which may be your thing. Other Gen-X influences from the likes of Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth make an appearance to my ear, as this five-track EP sonically straddles the line between parody and pastiche.

The tracks are brought up to date through contemporary lyrics that pepper deadpan, ironic takes on issues of the modern malaise. A well polished stab at moving forwards whilst looking backwards.