O'Joy CD

Big Special 039O039Joy039 CD. Includes lyric booklet. Super limited edition release.Comprised of vocalist Joe Hicklin and drummer Callum Moloney, BIG SPECIAL describe OJOY as a companion piece to the work that has defined their rapid rise in recent years.Speaking about the EP, the band saidWeve moved real fast these last few years.Our first album was a long, drawnout process of contextualising 30 years of experience into a piece of work that represents us, the time we occupy, and the history that led us here.Our second album was a spurofthemoment reflection on how our lives were changing, written performed and put together in a moment between all the other moments of great change, a piece of work like a fence post in a time of our lives and this time in life where we stand as individuals and in a history of working class stock.This new record is made of all the fallen parts of our first two albums.We picked them up and took them back to the studio to rework and play with them to make them into their own piece of work that reflects upon what we have done so far. The songs that didnt fit in the right place at the right time. Including songs that, at the time, mightve made the albums too long and lean too far into a darker tone, where we wanted to keep the balance of an emotional journey, like watching a movie with your eyes closed.So we made OJOYA smirking eye roll to dread and discomfort. It all seems like such a downer, but its a positive thing to write songs like this, its important to remember that songs arent pamphlets. They are emotional reactions to how you feel at a certain time, and you need to let yourself feel and express. Its probably the only reason to write at all, so that you can be who you are when you arent writing. Picking up the pen in the first place is an act of hope. Shit out the demons, turn them into music, then get everyone together for a big old bash.Then crack on. As you were.We wanted to give these songs their own place and leave nothing behind. We want to empty our clip and then go off to write our next thing. We like to move on creatively so were choosing not to hold on to a bank of work that can be repackaged when we need a bit of money or something, or to pressure us to lean in any sort of creative direction.When this is out, our board is clean, and we best get cracking with the next thing.We want to play good honest shows and make good honest records, and we want to do that for as long as we can so here is all weve got.This record is dedicated to the memory of our good friend, Handsome James Borrer.