Big Deal – ‘Dream Machines’
As the summer draws to a close, music becomes a soundtrack to the changing of the season, and the nights draw in earlier and last far longer, making the days seem somewhat darker and more dreary. Today’s track of the day is Dream Machines from transatlantic alternative rockers Big Deal, and fits this transition impeccably.
With a more ethereal tone to previous releases from the band, you’ve got an almost shoegaze quality going on here, a sound giving a nod to a lot of 1990s alternative rock acts such as The Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth.
The esoteric style doesn’t end with the musicality of the piece, with the lyrics of the chorus referring to the dreams of lead singer Alice Costelloe dropping out and wondering if it will matter if she’s still around. The song is filled with life lessons showing the staggering lyrical maturity of the 18-year-old singer of the song.
With such an eclectic combination of styles shown by the band within this song alone, it’s difficult to limit them to just one genre, there are elements of gothic rock as well as garage rock revival, and the rudimental drumming style is reminiscent of Meg White’s work with The White Stripes, it’s a high bred combination of styles which makes something truly different that works superbly.
In essence, this track is something that will invoke nostalgia in fans of the early ’90s American music scene while gathering new fans looking for something different to the norm, Big Deal have created a piece of music which defies genres with its intelligent and thought-provoking lyricism from writers who have huge passion for the music they’re producing.
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