If You Don’t Know, Get to Know! - Bighead

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If You Don’t Know, Get to Know! is our weekly dive into the best rising acts you’ll want to discover before everyone else does. This week it’s Brighton-based outfit Bighead.

Formerly known as Bighead Tea Drinkers, Bighead have been at this longer than most people realise. Frontman Freddie Brindle and drummer Marshall Tyce formed the band when they were just 13 years old. Now based out of Brighton, they began releasing indie pop tracks in 2022, slowly refining their sound into what became their 2025 EP Submerged, which leans confidently into indie rock and alternative territory.

The band cite Arctic Monkeys as one of their earliest introductions to wanting to make music. You can hear that foundation, but what’s more interesting is where they’ve taken it. Tracks on Submerged push things into grungier, more alternative territory without losing the immediacy that defined their early releases. The EP keeps the themes and energy of their older material but adds a heavier, more urgent edge. It’s no surprise that The Land Is Hers has become their most streamed track so far.

Watch the music video for The Land Is Hers

Other highlights include Conva, a feel-good indie tune practically built for a sunny Saturday at Reading Festival. Their progression places them among the modern guitar bands making noise right now; fans of Been Stellar, Overpass and The Royston Club will find a lot to like, but Bighead are clearly shaping an identity that stands on its own two feet.

With new single Oh, Lover set for release on December 4th and a (free!) London headline show on December 6th, now feels like the perfect time to get to know Bighead before they move into their next chapter.

Bighead are Freddie Brindle (vocals), Ellie Hart (guitar), Kian Ramsey (bass) and Marshall Tyce (drums).

You can pre-save new single Oh, Lover here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bighead12/oh-lover

Watch Bighead (Bighead Tea Drinkers) Live on The Beach House Sessions