Big Boys- Wreck CollectionLabel: Gern Blandsten Reissued 2012, Originally released 1988 Coming out of the then overlooked Austin, TX, punk scene of the early '80s, the BIG BOYS combined two irresistible rock styles into one feverish mix: raging, speedy guitars and fat, funky backbeats. And although they went on to make a few so so recordings, never really living up to their early promise, it's difficult not to be supportive of what the BIG BOYS tried to do in the start of the

They left a legacy whose final recorded moments

this formative album set the band up to be a key player in the evolving hardcore scene

about the writing process she said: "I have a lot more love songs this time around

Making A Door Less Open

Full Color Guilt

' In ten deftly drawn

A Lucid Dream

it is very much in the grand tradition of the album as art form

Nathan Joyners grinding synths and found sound buries the seed of each song deep into the fertile ground - while Paul Vieiras manic

Norman F***ing Rockwell

Field recordings

A live band was then assembled for a number of shows including Roadburn Festival 2017 and Desert Festival UK