Le Big Zero blends hooks and humour on “How Very”

Brooklyn-based band Le Big Zero filters pop-tinged writing through a punk lens to craft a sound that’s forward-thinking and thoroughly their own. Taking inspiration from acts like Sonic Youth, Jawbox and The Dismemberment Plan, they inject their music with energy, melodic dissonance and an unshakable sense of urgency.

Since their debut in 2019, the band has been winning over audiences with their pure energy and inventive compositions, delivering a musical output that honours the experimental ethos of the past while charging ahead into new sonic spheres. The band is led by the dual vocals of songwriter and guitarist Michael Pasuit and singer Carolina Aguilar, whose combined presence defines much of the band’s distinct character. They first introduced their sound with their first single, which they’ve since followed up with two full-length records and an EP.

Now, they’re about to release How To Use a Semicolon, an upcoming three-track EP arriving later this month via Mint 400 Records. Clocking in at just 12 minutes, the record distills the immediacy of Le Big Zero’s musical vision into a concise yet compelling statement; an electrified burst of sound and vivid colour. The EP also marks a significant moment for Carolina, returning to the microphone after stepping away to focus on motherhood.

Offering the first taste of the release, they bring us the brand new track titled “How Very,” a song that perfectly captures the band’s cinematic approach to songwriting. Opened with Michael and Carolina’s voices gliding together over ringing guitars, inflected with a subtle western twang, the calm is quickly shattered by a jagged, slashing guitar riff, ushering in a stuttering groove that bassist Ben Ross and drummer Lukas Hirsch lock into with slick precision.

As the track progresses, tension builds throughout, leading to a dramatic finale where a haunting piano line emerges to bring about a moment of eerie catharsis and close a sonic journey that feels at once unpredictable and hypnotic. It’s an epic outing that frames their songwriting flair in an engaging and entirely enthralling arrangement, building the hype for their incoming EP release.

Accompanying the single is a striking video starring comedian and actor Billie Bullock, who plays a struggling artist plagued by surreal visions of a toy piano, an object that seems to be calling them toward an unknown fate. Directed by Jeanette D. Moses and Justin Ferraro, the visuals perfectly complement the song’s escalating tension, creating a daring and thought-provoking experience that adds to the experience of Le Big Zero’s stellar new single.

Listen to How Very below

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