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BIG SPECIAL

@BIGSPECIAL_

it’s not BIG and it’s not SPECIAL

 West Midlands, England
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Joined July 2022
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Had huge fun making this for @BBCSounds - a programme about 'non-singing' singers... Feat @drycleaningband @_Nightingales @BIGSPECIAL_ @sowetokinch and - sort of - Bob Dylan. WARNING: Contains examples of me "not" singing. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002nb…
Artworks - Do You Call That Singing? - BBC Sounds

Artworks - Do You Call That Singing? - BBC Sounds

Why do many great singers speak their songs? Adrian Goldberg on the power of sprechgesang.

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ALL MUSIC MAGAZINE UK _ SINGLE OF THE WEEK - BIG SPECIAL - 'PLAINTIVE NATIVE' via SO Recordings |...

ALL MUSIC MAGAZINE UK _ SINGLE OF THE WEEK - BIG SPECIAL - 'PLAINTIVE NATIVE' via SO Recordings |...

ALL MUSIC MAGAZINE UK _ SINGLE OF THE WEEK

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"The song is about political turmoil clouding the minds of the nation that turns moral conviction into apathy." @BIGSPECIAL_ have shared a new single, Plaintive Native: tinyurl.com/2h7xfv4j
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Funky, Binding, & Pissed Off: “GOD SAVE THE PONY.” Finds BIG SPECIAL Turning Anger into Beauty 🎤 @bigspecial_ ✍️ Andrew Lamson Read more: atwoodmagazine.com/gstp-big-…
“GOD SAVE THE PONY.” Finds BIG SPECIAL Turning Anger into Beauty - Atwood Magazine

“GOD SAVE THE PONY.” Finds BIG SPECIAL Turning Anger into Beauty - Atwood Magazine

Black Country duo BIG SPECIAL return with a banger, carrying the same old indignation towards our leaders in “GOD SAVE THE PONY.” Everyone’s tired, everyone’s going through something, and the world’s...

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Billy Bragg@billybragg6 Aug 2025
Great to be part of an exciting week of music for #Palestine. Our #DaysLikeThese benefit for @AmosTrust at @O2SBE comes just days after T4PLive and a month before #GigForGaza. Join us on Saturday 20th September in London - get tickets: ticketmaster.co.uk/event/3E0…
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Joe from @BIGSPECIAL_ breaks down their surprise album National Average 🔥🎶 Fresh sounds in our Selector Spotlight, plus @SofarSounds’ Fran Jackson shares an artist you need to know 🎤✨ We close with a hypnotic After Dark mix from Vlure 🎧 🎧 linktr.ee/selectorradio
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Tracklist for this episode of Selector Radio. The background image is Big Special. The tracklist is white text on top and reads as follows: Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, Mustafa - Mind Loaded Olivia Dean - Lady Lady Knucks - Cut Knuckles porij - My Only Lover Jamie xx - Dream Night salute - more soul Ellur - Missing Kid Black Honey - Shallow BIG SPECIAL - GOD SAVE THE PONY. BIG SPECIAL - DOMESTIC BLISS. GANS - DIRTY COWBOY BIG SPECIAL - THIN HORSES.

ALT Tracklist for this episode of Selector Radio. The background image is Big Special. The tracklist is white text on top and reads as follows: Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, Mustafa - Mind Loaded Olivia Dean - Lady Lady Knucks - Cut Knuckles porij - My Only Lover Jamie xx - Dream Night salute - more soul Ellur - Missing Kid Black Honey - Shallow BIG SPECIAL - GOD SAVE THE PONY. BIG SPECIAL - DOMESTIC BLISS. GANS - DIRTY COWBOY BIG SPECIAL - THIN HORSES.

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@NME29 Jul 2025
.@billybragg announces ‘Days Like These’ Palestine benefit gig with @JamieWebster94, @antonyszmierek, @Reverend_Makers, @BIGSPECIAL_ and more It's taking place on September 20 at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire bit.ly/4odDSkS
Billy Bragg announces 'Days Like These' Palestine benefit gig with Jamie Webster, Antony Szmierek,...

Billy Bragg announces 'Days Like These' Palestine benefit gig with Jamie Webster, Antony Szmierek,...

Billy Bragg has announced a Palestine benefit gig, ‘Days Like These’ for September 20 in London – buy tickets here.

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NOW AVAILABLE: My latest music show @BrumRadio 🎙️ Interview with @BIGSPECIAL_ 🤘 Tribute to #OzzyOsbourneRIP Plus loads of #NewMusic2025 mixcloud.com/BrumRadio/adven…
Adventures in Music with Adrian Goldberg: Big Special (26/07/2025) by Brum Radio

Adventures in Music with Adrian Goldberg: Big Special (26/07/2025) by Brum Radio

Broadcaster Adrian Goldberg hosts his music based radio show: Adventures in Music on Brum Radio. Adrian takes you on a journey through gigs he's attended, tracks that are important to him and talks...

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Brilliant hot sweaty loud instore this eve with Big Special at Resident Records Brighton to celebrate the release of their new album - roll on a full live gig in Brighton soon @BIGSPECIAL_
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Hats off to Big Special for their excellent new album ‘National Average’ and a huge instore performance at Resident in Brighton - some great shots from Mike Burnell here… breakingglassmagazine.com/20… 📸 @iso400photo 🎤 @BIGSPECIAL_ 🏛 @residentmusic
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What makes @BIGSPECIAL_ so, well, special, is their directness — ‘National Average’ is an immediately relatable statement from a bold band bit.ly/4nNRH9E
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WEM72@Mallon1109 Jul 2025
What an evening! ⁦@BIGSPECIAL_⁩ ⁦@kks_steelmill⁩ ⁦@fokawolf⁩
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@BIGSPECIAL_ taking over streaming playlists this week!🤩
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@RoughTrade7 Jul 2025
With characteristic Big Special flair, the darkness is leavened by more than a ladle-full of the blackest humour. @BIGSPECIAL_ dropped their surprise new record ‘National Average’ on Friday. Don't miss it on Rough Trade Exclusive White and Transparent vinyl. @SoRecordings roughtrade.com/product/big-s…
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@NME7 Jul 2025
.@BIGSPECIAL_ return with surprise new album ‘National Average’ and funky single ‘God Save The Pony’ bit.ly/3TqT3t6
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@hifiwaypopchron7 Jul 2025
.@BIGSPECIAL_ @civilians_co @aanthologies We are seriously digging Big Special right now and the surprise album "NATIONAL AVERAGE" which they have just dropped. Give new single "GOD SAVE THE PONY" a spin... hifiway.live/2025/07/07/big-…
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a most joyous delivery of the saddest poetry, with BIG SPECIAL in town marking the release of (surprise) new record National Average. sound
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Big Special: National Average - Review - Surprise Album Of The Month! louderthanwar.com/big-specia… via @louderthanwar @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @BIGSPECIAL_ @SoRecordings
Big Special: National Average - Review

Big Special: National Average - Review

Big Special go against the norm by springing a surprise release on an unexpected public which has all the hallmarks of a not so difficult...

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BRAND NEW BANNER Big Special - ‘National Average’ piccadillyrecords.com/162088… @BIGSPECIAL_ @SoRecordings
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@ClashMagazine4 Jul 2025
Above Average: The Return Of @BIGSPECIAL_ The duo on their surprise new record’s funkier flavour, artistic masculinity + collaborating with Rachel Gosswell of Slowdive. clashmusic.com/features/abov…
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