Texas born, Swindon-bred South Londoner Rainn Byrns is gearing up to release a brand new record and has given us an early taste of it with the clean-cut and polished “Big”, which follows up the previously released “Never Ending Story.”
It’s got a bit of a classic rock sensibility with a breezy charming nature that features some more 90s jangly indie pop and dreamy elements. As described by Byrns, it’s a song about coming to terms with arriving in a city much bigger than you & working in a dead-end job while others seem to be ‘making it big’! Or quite frankly, it’s the sort of song we wish that Mac DeMarco was still making.
Find an even more detailed insight into “Big Below” where you can also check out the track.
“For me the song’s a reality check about how the process of bashing your head against a wall over success, can take you away from being in the moment & enjoying the journey you’re on. The lyric ‘you will never know when you are having the time of your life’ highlights this & ‘I wish I could take my own advice’ is the classic case of being able to give advice that you cannot take yourself. Music has a lot of purposes but this one is getting a fair bit off my chest & airing the frustration I’ve felt in the process of creation & self-comparison – and we all know that comparison is the thief of joy!”
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