ALBUM REVIEW: Welly – Big In The Suburbs

Released 21.3.25

Welly’s indie-pop debut Big In The Suburbs is wry, bursting with homespun suburban satire and big dreams. Evoking the specifically English parochial lineage of songwriting reaching back from Ray Davies to Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker or Alex Turner they paint vivid pictures of small-town life on the brink, where ambition collides with mundanity. Big In The Suburbs exudes tongue-in-cheek, surf-rock swagger, while tracks like Shopping, Soak Up The Culture and Deere John mix wit and wistfulness, nodding to Blur’s storytelling and sharp melodic pop instincts. Welly’s debut radiates enormous charm, humour, and unfiltered heart. It’s a love letter to the absurdity of everyday life, proving that sometimes ordinary places hold the most extraordinary stories, even if modern life can still be rubbish.