We had the privilege of premiering Big League's single 'Neverlandfill' towards the end of last year and the band has now delivered an EP entitled 'Windanswagger', filled with the pulse quickening delivery we have come to expect. The EP sees new guitarist Yonatan Rotem join the band, adding a nuanced texture to the sound. The amusingly titled opening track 'Why Don't Birds Suddenly Appear?' references of course the old Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic 'Close To You' (perfected in delivery by Dusty Springfield not The Carpenters in my opinion).

Big League, purveyors of the most delicious brand of indie rock, are back with their new single 'Dangerous Like You', and as one our favourite antipodean outfits we are honoured to premiere this track ahead of its release tomorrow. This track is off their forthcoming EP 'Windanswagger', set for release on March 25, and featuring the band's new guitarist, Yonatan Rotem. With guitars that shimmer like a satisfying sonic unguent to the ears, the track is heavily laden with the usual melodic charms and pop sensibilities that recall bands like Teenage Fanclub and Dinosaur Jnr and a hint of a barbed wire edge like The Stranglers.

A favourite outfit at the southern outpost of Backseat Mafia, Naarm/Melbourne band Big League began as a series of lounge-room recordings by husband and wife team Travis (guitar, vocals) & Marie Velthoven (bass) before expanding into a full band and an even fuller sound. We are proud to premiere their new single 'Neverlandfill', the first since the release of last year's album 'Heathen Sound' (reviewed by me here) and following an excursion over the ditch to New Zealand. 'Neverlandfill' is the sound of the band revving their collective engines into a driving sparkling anthem that rumbles though like a breath of fresh air.