Big Fun drops new music video

Hailing from Los Angeles, the music trio known as Big Fun is a truly innovative outfit formed by Austin Ford on vocals and keytar, Cody Barbato playing the Bison Bass and Nicholas Tripi on the drums. Having first met in 2nd grade in Southern California, they’ve been making music together on and off ever since.

They take inspiration from a diverse range of musical genres, with influences spanning from industrial music like Nine Inch Nails to the hard grunge of Alice in Chains and hip hop artists like Ludacris. Writing, recording and producing their music themselves, Big Fun are entirely in charge of their sonic vision and the results are spectacular.

Making an entrance in 2019 with the release of their debut record Happy Scary, they’ve since gone on to produce two more full-length records and a live EP in March of this year. Their latest offering, a cover of Justin Timberlake’s 2006 hit “Sexy Back,” is a standout track from their 2022 LP Riser.

After first hearing Justin Timberlake’s original version of Sexy Back, the band knew they had to give it the Big Fun sonic treatment. When they played an initial version, the main riff slotted straight into the intensity of their crunching sound and they’d go on to produce a superb new version of the track.

Stripping back the sleek alternative R&B pop vibe of the original, Big Fun runs the track through their highly original, gritty noise rock lens. Punching guitar crunches, screeching synth flutters and pounding drums set up the backdrop for Austin’s intense vocal leads that paint the alluring melodies of the original in a new edgy punk aesthetic. Packed full of driving energy and a wall of sound capped by a slick keytar solo that even Tom Morello would be proud of, Big Fun serve up an astonishing re-imagining of this early 2000s classic.

The accompanying music video for “Sexy Back” serves as a visually striking pairing to the song’s audacious sound. The video captures a clash between early 2000s pop culture’s decadence and the punk scene of Los Angeles. Filmed at a legendary DIY punk house in Riverside, California, the video juxtaposes vibrant, flashy party scenes bursting with bright colours and flashing lights with the raw intensity of a live show with real pyrotechnics adding an explosive visual element to the mix.

Watch the music video for Sexy Back below