The Big Moon by Pooneh Ghana
The Big Moon have been revealed as the ambassadors for the UK leg of this year’s Record Store Day.
“We’re so excited to be ambassadors for RSD,” Celia Archer responds. “When I was a kid music was still a really tribal thing and if you were into alternative music the record store was a really important space to hang out and spend weekends browsing through things with mates, discovering whole new sounds and genres just because you liked the artwork, picking up music magazines and finding out about gigs.”
“We’ve played in lots of excellent shops up and down the country and met wonderful people every time, from the people who work there and organise events to the generous souls who have parted with their money and time and bought our records, come to see us play intimate shows and just generally made us feel like what we’re doing is sometimes worthwhile.”
“As we become more and more aware of the toxicity of spending the majority of your life online it’s important that we protect these physical communal spaces and make sure they feel accessible and welcoming to all. Support your local record store!”
The Big Moon will be among the many artists making a special effort for independent record shops on April 18th: they’re planning to release an album recorded live to vinyl at Metropolis Studios in London.