Big Troubles

The story

Indie pop act Big Troubles began working together in 2009, but their music speaks of their love for the sounds of the '80s and '90s, ranging from shoegaze bands, jangle pop, and the C-86 brigade to lo-fi pop and the first stirrings of grunge. Big Troubles were formed by Alex Craig and Ian Drennan, two friends from Ridgewood, New Jersey who attended high school together. The two shared enthusiasm for the likes of Teenage Fanclub, My Bloody Valentine

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Alex Craig
• Ian Drennan
• Sam Franklin
• Luka Usmiani

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Big Troubles in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Big Troubles in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Big Troubles

• Spectrals2 sources agree
• Frankie Rose and The Outs2 sources agree
• Reading Rainbow2 sources agree
• Wild NothingListenBrainz listeners
• Eternal SummersListenBrainz listeners
• DeerhunterListenBrainz listeners
• MinksListenBrainz listeners
• La SeraListenBrainz listeners
• Best CoastListenBrainz listeners
• Veronica FallsListenBrainz listeners
• Girls NamesListenBrainz listeners
• The Pains of Being Pure at HeartListenBrainz listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Big Troubles’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.