Artist Biography by Andy Kellman
Brisbane, Australia's Big Heavy Stuff formed in 1990, consisting of drummer Darren Atkinson, guitarist/vocalist Greg Atkinson, bassist Darren Jones (ex-Dutiful Daughters), and guitarist/vocalist Carolyn Polley
(ex-Toys Went Berserk). The Atkinsons had spent part of the late '80s
in the Ups and Downs, a jangle pop band. Inspired by English dream pop
and the noisier independent scene in the U.S., they opted to form Big Heavy Stuff,
a brainy rock band with perfectionist tendencies. BHS debuted with the
Pops Like Crazy EP on Volition in 1991. A couple of singles preceded
their first full-length, 1993's formative Truck. The rhythm section left
after its release and was replaced by bassist Eliot Fish (ex-Apartments, Templebears) and drummer Nick Kennedy
(Knievel). Two more CD EPs were scattered between 1994 and early 1997.
In 1995, the band received their only U.S. release with the Birthday
single (two songs from the Covered in Bruises EP), issued on Jawbox's DeSoto label. Maximum Sincere,
the band's highly rated second LP, was released in mid-1997 on
Hypnotized/Shock. Four more singles for the label were issued during the
year. Adam Young
(ex-Daisygrinders) replaced the departed Polley, who left a couple
months after the album's release. Signed with V2 subsidiary Ivy League,
1999 saw the release of the Devil's Tongue single. An LP for the band's
new label never saw the light of day. With an album's worth of material
completed but shelved for over a year, the band eventually landed on
Redline, who issued 2001's Size of the Ocean.
Tracklist
| 1 | Eric Remains |
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| 2 | The Train Stops Here |
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| 3 | May |
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| 4 | Son In Law |
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| 5 | Maximum Sincere |
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| 6 | Voodoo Dolly |
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| 7 | Third Degree |
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| 8 | Mechanic |
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| 9 | Big Mouth |
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| 10 | Cheating On A Dead Wife |
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| 11 | All For One |
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| 12 | Anne Marie |
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| 14 | Not Another Riot |
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