Music Review: The Big Moon

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Format: Music Show
Genre: Indie Rock
Date: October 6 2017
Location: Magnet, Liverpool, England

The Big Moon are one of the more recognisable and respected indie rock bands coming out of the UK right now. Juliette Jackson, Soph Nathann, Celia Archer and Fern Ford have advanced their status year-on-year since their formation in 2014, which has culminated this year with the release of their debut album Love In The 4th Dimension, and their subsequent European tour which is still ongoing as I write this.

As part of the tour, The Big Moon visited the wonderful city of Liverpool, performing live from Magnet. And it was an appropriate site to play at, since the four-piece band drew their audience into the show akin to a magnetic attraction: from start to finish, the crowd were well into the show and peaked, as ever, for their most famous tunes, all of which made for a very entertaining gig.

Over the course of 60+ minutes, The Big Moon performed 17 songs, almost all of which were greatly received. Silent Movie Susie kicked things off with a bang, with other highlights coming from such songs as Pull The Other One, Love In The 4th Dimension (the title track of their first album), Cupid, Formidable and Bonfire. One of the more popular renditions of the night was the group’s cover of Total Eclipse Of The Heart, which I have to say was very well-performed. Audience interaction was also important to the group, with one example being Juliette recapping her unusual journey from London which included a fellow commuter’s struggles with Mini Cheddars!

The final song was Sucker, and this saw The Big Moon at their best as the atmosphere was positively wild, enhanced again by audience interaction with Juliette Jackson entering the crowd and dancing with some of the attendees, bringing them into the performance even more and making an already hot fanbase that much more excited to be there at that particular moment.

If you ever get the opportunity to see The Big Moon live, I strongly recommend that you go along. You’ll not only have a fantastic experience, but you’ll see the epitome of a band who are already demonstrating great talent while progressing to an even higher level. The sky is the limit for The Big Moon, and I discovered that first-hand here.

Overall Rating: 8/10 – Very Good