Establishing the mood with a bold electric guitar riff, evolving into a luscious pop-rock soundscape with textured drums,The Big East opens Shiny Satellites with timelessness fused with notions of futurism.
The opus expands with ad-libs and the situational, charming lyrics, “I love when you’re around, you’re like a satellite, always feeling up, always getting high…”. In essence, the track cleverly uses metaphors of space exploration to capture the weightless feeling of young love and escapism. Needless to say, we are obsessed with the narrative and The Big East‘s unique brand of “cottage rock.”
We could imagine the song being featured in a number of TV shows and movies, perhaps an episode of My Life with the Walter Boys or Gen V, and a film like Space Cadet. It is brilliantly produced, showcasing instrumental mastery and great songwriting with unique depth and a wholesome yet universal sense of comfort.
Speaking on the release which was poignantly released in the wake of the new moon in Cancer, The Big East, also known as artist James Jones, shares, “This song was born from a deeply personal memory – laying out in the backyard with my Mom on warm summer nights, watching the stars and tracing the satellites moving across the sky. We wanted to capture that cosmic sense of wonder and childhood nostalgia.”
The guitar solo is transcendental and manifests with the allure of flying through space. It’s high octane and celestial at the same time. This brings us to a more introspective middle eight before another bridge and an epic final reprise.
We love what The Big East has created with Shiny Satellites, and have added the song to our New Music Spotlight playlist and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we explore the wider, stadium-ready discography of The Big East, including Cruel Morning, Break It, and Subway Car.