Big Deal - Lights Out Review
Posted by Guest Writer on Mon, 10 Oct 2011.
Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe reminisce beautifully over times of adolescent heartbreak in their debut album "Lights Out".
Big Deal's stripped-back vibe floats peacefully over the top of crying guitars, lazy voices and simplistic, yet heart wrenching lyrics; expressing mortification in a way that even the most depressed poetic prodigy would have trouble in attempting to convey.
"All I wanna do is talk / But seeing you *** me up" - perhaps the most poignant protest on the album, gives "talk" the power to pull any listener back down to the reality of numb, sleepless nights and lovesickness. Later on, heartbreak-driven hallucinations are portrayed marvellously again in "Visions", the tenth track on the album, through the median of stunningly simple harmonies and more powerful lyrics. Their plea - "I don't wanna see these / Visions of you" is striking, yet sinister.
Overall, a phenomenal first effort – the future certainly looks as though it's going to be brighter than the heartbreak they already seem to have endured, for Big Deal.
Review by Bea