Big|Brave, the elemental ensemble of guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie, guitarist Mathieu Ball, and drummer Tasy Hudson, harness an earthen heaviness composed of distorted and textural drones, austere bombast, and Wattie's heart-rending voice. The title of their 2023 album, 'Nature Morte' is the French term for still life paintings whose literal translation is 'dead nature'. Big|Brave colour the songs of nature morte with unease, creating an air of beauty in decay, chords suspended in contemplative stillness. Wattie's experiences structuring lyrics and song forms on The Body & Big|Brave's Leaving None But Small Birds informed her work on nature morte, creating stories that, like many folk tales, are at once specific and universal.
Track Listing:
1. Carvers, Farriers and Knaves - Big|Brave
2. The One Who Bornes a Weary Load - Big|Brave
3. My Hope Renders Me a Fool - Big|Brave
4. The Fable of Subjugation - Big|Brave
5. A Parable of the Trusting - Big|Brave
6. The Ten of Swords - Big|Brave
Year of Production: 2023
