The Big Moon

The Big Moon are a London four-piece band formed in 2014 by Juliette Jackson.[1] Their debut album, Love in the 4th Dimension, was released on 6 April 2017, containing a number of singles previously released on their EP, The Road. The album was shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2017.[2] The band is signed to Fiction Records and have toured internationally. They supported the Pixies on their 2019 UK tour.[3]

The Big Moon
Background information
OriginLondon, England, United Kingdom
GenresIndie rock
Years active2014–present
LabelsFiction
Websitethebigmoon.co.uk
Members
  • Juliette Jackson
  • Soph Nathan
  • Celia Archer
  • Fern Ford

Background

The band gained exposure as they went in a co-headline tour in October 2015 with fellow London bands VANT and Inheaven.[4] Following that tour, they supported artists The Maccabees, Ezra Furman and The Vaccines. In 2016, the band signed to Fiction Records. In March, they release their debut EP, The Road. Later in March, 29 they released the single "Cupid".[5] In August 2016, the group released a cover version of Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger".[6]

On 16 December 2016, the band announced their debut album Love in the 4th Dimension,[7] and released new lead single "Formidable".[8]

They were play-listed by BBC Radio 1 in July 2016.[9]

The Big Moon played on Marika Hackman's second album, I'm Not Your Man, released in June 2017.[10]

On 26 February 2020, the band were announced as the Official Record Store Day Ambassadors of 2020.[11]

Discography
The Big Moon at Dingwalls, London

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[12]
Love in the 4th Dimension 66
Walking Like We Do 19

Extended plays
Title EP details
The Road
  • Released: 1 April 2016[13]
  • Label: Fiction, Columbia
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Acoustic
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: Fiction, Columbia
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Singles
Title Year Album
"Sucker"[14] 2015 The Road
"Nothing Without You"[15]
"Cupid"[16] 2016 Love in the 4th Dimension
"Silent Movie Susie"[17]
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"[18] Non-album single
"Formidable"[19] Love in the 4th Dimension
"Hold This"[20] 2017 Non-album single
"Happy New Year"[21] Love in the 4th Dimension
"It's Easy Then"[22] 2019 Walking Like We Do
"Your Light"[23]
"Take A Piece"
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gollark: Can LyricTech™ not just print it on a desktop RNA synthesis machine™?
gollark: GTech™ influence is powerful.
gollark: DDG knows the truth, yes.
gollark: But they contained it fine so meh.

References
  1. "THE BIG MOON: "NEVER IN A HUNDRED YEARS WOULD I GO TO THE MOON"". DIY. 9 December 2015.
  2. "See this year's Shortlist!". www.mercuryprize.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  3. "The Big Moon unveil new music in time for UK and Ireland tour with Pixies". Live4ever Media. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  4. "VANT, THE BIG MOON AND INHEAVEN GIVE NEU TOUR ALMIGHTY SEND-OFF AT LONDON DINGWALLS". DIY. 16 October 2015.
  5. "THE BIG MOON – CUPID". DIY. 29 March 2016.
  6. "THE BIG MOON HAVE RECORDED THEIR AMAZING MADONNA COVER". DIY. 9 August 2016.
  7. "THE BIG MOON TALK DEBUT ALBUM 'LOVE IN THE 4TH DIMENSION'". DIY. 16 November 2016.
  8. "THE BIG MOON – FORMIDABLE". DIY. 16 November 2016.
  9. "On The Playlist: The Big Moon – Cupid". BBC Music. 15 July 2016.
  10. "Marika Hackman details new album 'I'm Not Your Man'". DIY. 22 February 2017.
  11. "The Big Moon announced as Record Store Day UK ambassadors 2020 - Record Store Day". recordstoreday.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  12. "BIG MOON | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. "The Road – EP by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  14. "Sucker – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  15. "Song Premiere: The Big Moon, 'Nothing Without You'". SDPB {South Dakota Public Broadcasting). 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015.
  16. "Cupid – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  17. "Silent Movie Susie – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  18. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  19. "Formidable – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  20. "Hold This – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  21. "Happy New Year – Single by The Big Moon on Apple Music". Apple Music.
  22. "British band The Big Moon return with new song "It's Easy Then"". The FADER. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  23. "The Big Moon share details of new album 'Walking Like We Do' and release single 'Your Light'". NME. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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