News: BIG SPECIAL (UK) share new single “SLUGLIFE”

With no signs of slowing down, BIG SPECIAL share new single “SLUGLIFE” – a gritty burst of energy, capturing Joe Hicklinand Callum Maloney at their most unfiltered. An almost relentless run of new music since their surprise second album NATIONAL AVERAGE., this track stands as a vivid reminder that the duo aren’t easing up for a second – premiered via BBC 6 Music‘s Steve Lamacq.

The new single follows “PLAINTIVE NATIVE” (BBC 6 Music, B-List), “DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)”, and their collab with Sleaford Mods on the “The Good Life“, appearing alongside Game Of Thrones/Star Wars actress Gwendoline Christie in a captivating one shot video.

“A song about living low to the ground and going slow. Feeling guilt for needing a bit of time to pull yourself up by your boot straps. It’s about working through the self hate that can come through hard times.” says Hicklin on “SLUGLIFE”.

BIG SPECIAL’s ascent has been nothing short of extraordinary. What began as a single release and a packed headline debut at Camden’s Dublin Castle in 2023, to a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town and a devoted national following. Their work is rooted in stark honesty, razor-edged humour, and the emotional weight of lived experience – qualities sharpened during lockdown, when the pair reignited their creative drive and reshaped their sound with raw conviction.

As their audience grows and their voice deepens, BIG SPECIAL remain committed to the craft, the community, and their brotherhood that has carried them from obscurity to one of the most compelling rises in British music.

“SLUGLIFE” is out now and streaming everywhere via SO Recordings/Civilians.