Photo by Seth Applebaum“Late At Night” is a sensual rock ‘n’ roll ode to partying and the bonds it can build. The track is from a forthcoming self-released EP by Brooklyn’s Big Huge, who achieve an impeccably catchy blend of garage rock and The California Sound, all while maintaining a DIY punk attitude and a Prince-inspired swagger.The hard-working band has been flying under the radar in Brooklyn’s underground rock ‘n’ roll scene for a couple years now, having played many a show with friends in bars, lofts and rooftops. On their last tour to SXSW and back, they threw a show in a bikini shop’s backyard with Sheer Mag, Pujol, Gym Shorts and others.
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This is the band’s best track yet, as they’ve simplified their approach and let their songs breathe. Here, in contrast to some of their earlier songs that sounded a little too busy, you can fully appreciate their infectious back and forth vocals, hard as fuck drumming, and shimmery but crunchy guitars and bass.Tambourine-slamming and full-strutting frontman Dan Regelski sums up the things he’s doing late at night: “I like when the party's over and you're lying on top of a friend/ a few friends in bed, eating chips and yawning, talking about how crazy everyone you know is. In the early A.M. hours, the mind is reeling and the conversation usually aims back at present company at which point things can get pretty embarrassing, a little too heady, deeply confessional, unabashedly desperate - all of which is forgiven because you're too zonked out to care.”This song feels like those moments. It’s rock ‘n’ roll nostalgia at it’s best. Enjoy it.Reed Dunlea prefers his activities to be late at night.