Big Sad

BIG SAD is back and inviting friends old and new to take cover under 'Black Umbrellas'.

The album, via Florida's New Granada Records, finds the Tampa band still carrying the weight of human struggle from its debut, 'Send Help', which was released in 2020 on the same day that America confirmed its first case of COVID-19.

But the new music adds another layer of reflection. The lyrics are a companion for listeners who feel like they’ve lost hope in the day-to-day struggle of inequality and fighting to be more than somebody that just gets through the day.

Over seven tracks, Big Sad channels its influences—the warmth of Jets To Brazil’s Orange Rhyming Dictionary, the frantic guitars of J. Mascis, and unbridled joy of Superchunk and Archers of Loaf—into a record that showcases the growth of Dave Decker and Richie Lawler’s songwriting partnership that dates back to 1992.

Black Umbrellas is a reflection on life’s bruises, and it’s a chance for listeners to hear the band—Decker and Lawler together with fellow Tampa punk scene lifers Shawn Watkins and Mario Framingheddu—tell them they’re not alone in feeling beat up.