Big Talk: Big Eye – new video

 

 

In support of THE KILLERS' drummer Ronnie Vannucci solo album, ‘Big Talk’, new Robert “Roboshobo” Schober-directed video has been just released. The dramatic clip powerfully evokes a sense of lost youth and regret mirroring the haunting and building mood of the song. ‘Big Eye’ is the second video-cooperation between BIG TALK and Schober who has directed videos for METALLICA, DEFTONES and MASTODON, just to name a few.

“ ‘Big Eye’ was a unique situation for me because it was the first time the idea came before the song. I had this story and I could see it, but there was no music,” [explained Schober] “I had just finished ‘Replica’ [video available below] with Ronnie when I told him I had an idea for a video. Ronnie told me he had the perfect song for it. ‘Big Eye’ is an amazing song and I’m thrilled that I got to create something with it. Everything just lined up and fell into place.”

BIG TALK released its eponymous debut album in July 2011 on Vannucci's own label Little Oil in association with Epitaph Records. The record was produced by Vannucci along with Joe Chicarelli and mixed by heavy-hitter Alan Moulder.

“Vannucci isn’t as much of a force behind the microphone as Brandon Flowers [THE KILLERS' vocalist] is - though his tenor is perfectly respectable - but he doesn’t need to be. Instead, he concentrates on songcraft, filling ‘Big Talk’ with tunes that brim with proper bridges, breakdowns, and turnarounds. In this regard, the album feels like a real throwback; these tracks aren’t trying to be cool or edgy, and ‘Big Talk’ feels surprisingly personal because of that,” [argued Heather Phares, AllMusic Guide – more here]

BIG TALK features: Ronnie Vannucci - vocals, guitar, drums, bass and keys and Taylor Milne - lead guitar and backing vocals