The alternative, indie rock group Bombay Bicycle Club has announced their latest album Big Day, an eleven-track LP released through their label, AWAL.
Big thanks @SpotifyUK for the support on My Big Day. We couldn’t visit the billboard in Leicester Square yesterday so we sent our doppelgängers. You can stream MBD on @Spotify here – https://t.co/fAUqp35njS pic.twitter.com/UatER2rksu
— Bombay Bicycle Club (@BombayBicycle) October 22, 2023
The four band members, who have become “staples of the indie scene” have spoken about the production of the tracks and how some of the musical ideas have been floating around for more than a decade, stating it just “took a fresh perspective and hard work to realise them.”
The album also features artists of varied genres saying “The sense of adventure on this record also extends to the artists and producers we collaborated with.” This release follows the single “Diving”, a duet with Holly Humberstone, the second track out from Big Day. Frontman, Jack Steadman recalls the inspiration for the song as “a song about that summer you have when you’re 15, the memory of which conjures up such a unique feeling”. The record also features talented musicians including English singer-songwriter Damon Albarn and American Grammy-award-winning superstar Chaka Khan.
With the album opener “Just a Little More Time” described as a “new, revamped Bombay sound”, the group are currently showcasing this new sound, all over the UK. Currently mid-way through their record store dates this October, the group are set to spread their “Subtly intoxicating” sound all over Europe, with their tour this November.
Current dates and European Headline Tour happening in November.
OCTOBER
25/10/23 –, Liquid Room (in association with Assai Records), Edinburgh
26/10/23 – Fat Sam’s (in association with Assai Records), Dundee
NOVEMBER
13/11/23 – Riviera, Madrid
14/11/23 – Sala Apolo, Barcelona
16/11/23 – Alcatraz, Milan
17/11/23 – Tonhalle, Munich
18/11/23 – Docks, Lausanne
19/11/23 – Docks, Hamburg
21/11/23 – Tradbendo, Paris
22/11/23 – Columbiahalle, Berlin
23/11/23 – Progresja, Warsaw
25/11/23 – De Roma, Antwerp
26/11/23 – Live Music Hall, Cologne
27/11/23 – Melkweg, Amsterdam
28/11/23 – Melkweg, Amsterdam
This sixth album follows earlier records including early EPs: The Boy I Used To Be and How We Are. Their debut album I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose followed in 2009 with the next album Flaws following quickly in 2010. With A Different Kind Of Fix, So Long See You Tomorrow and Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, My Big Day marks the latest suit for the guitar-fronted, previous Mercury Prize nominees.
The group also released a limited number of eco-mix vinyls! These are special copies made from leftover wax which means – more environmentally friendly! You can pick one up here
