Big Gigantic unveils new album with special guests
Genre-bending Boulder, CO-based duo Big Gigantic have announced the upcoming release of their long-anticipated eighth studio album, Brighter Future 2, featuring many special guests, including Aloe Blacc, Vic Mensa, GRiZ, Kota the Friend, and many more. The album arrives everywhere on Friday, June 10th with a limited edition vinyl through the official Big Gigantic webstore.
Brighter Future 2 is heralded by the premiere of a stirring new single that sees Big Gigantic reuniting with GRAMMY Award-nominated singer/songwriter, rapper Aloe Blacc for the first time in more than a decade. The high-flying new banger, “Keep On Rising (Feat. Aloe Blacc),” is available now at all DSPs and streaming services.
“Our ‘I Need A Dollar’ remix really kicked off our career,” says Big Gigantic’s Dominic Lalli, “so it was great to reconnect with Aloe Blacc on our new song, ‘Keep On Rising.’ Aloe’s lyrical storytelling and energy are such a perfect match for the Big Gigantic sound. It’s an anthem for positivity, rising above, believing in yourself, and never giving up on your dreams, which we think is needed in the world now, more than ever.”
“I love making songs that can inspire and uplift people,” says Blacc. “Working on ‘Keep On Rising’ with Big Gigantic was a great opportunity to bring another motivational anthem to the world.”
Brighter Future 2 has already been preceded by a pair of mesmerizing new singles, including “Deja Vu (Feat. KOTA The Friend)” and Big Gigantic’s most recent collaboration with shapeshifting maestro GRiZ, “Open Your Mind,” both available now for streaming and download. Official music videos are streaming now at YouTube.
“Open Your Mind” marks the latest chapter in Big Gigantic and GRiZ’s longtime creative relationship following such fan favorites as “Daily Routine,” “Power,” “C’mon,” and the 2015 smash, “Good Times Roll,” the latter now boasting over 40M worldwide streams after garnering more than two dozen top tier sync placements, including Apple, ESPN, and more.
Big Gigantic will celebrate the album with a wide-ranging live schedule, including a number of newly announced summer dates beginning July 6th at Salt Lake City, UT’s The Complex, and then continuing through the month. Spotify pre-sales begin Tuesday, April 26th at 10 am local time and continue through Thursday, April 28th at 10 pm local time. Local/venue pre-sales begin Thursday, April 28th at 10 am local time and continue through Thursday, April 28th at 10 pm local. All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, April 29th at 10 am local.
In addition, Big Gigantic recently announced Rowdytown X, their 10th annual headline event set for September 23rd and 24th at Morrison, CO’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The two-day festival will see headline performances from Big Gigantic alongside sets by special guests including Joyride, INZO, and Biicla (Sept 23rd) and Mitis, Jantsen, and MZG (Sept 24th). Tickets are on sale now via Dice. A very special East Coast Rowdytown event is set for July 30th at Brooklyn, NY’s The Brooklyn Mirage at Avant Gardener.
Big Gigantic have also slated a number of top-billed festival appearances, including Albuquerque, NM’s Somos Dreamglow on May 14th, Chillicothe, IL’s Summer Camp Music Festival from May 27-29, Rothbury, MI’s Electric Forest on June 26th, and Long Pond, PA’s Elements Music & Arts Festival on August 22nd. Additional dates will be announced.
