“Big TV” by White Lies, Sunday, June 19, 2022 (Updated Post)
I first encountered White Lies in 2009 on an iTunes sampler. The song was " Farewell to the Fairground ," a song from their freshman album To Lose My Life... Their follow up album, Ritual , was unimpressive, and I kind of forgot about this band until I heard their single " There Goes Our Love Again, " from their 2013 album Big TV . The album is certainly their strongest to date and plays like a New Wave album, taking influence from the most venerated post-punk acts of the ‘80s but released thirty years late. The song " Big TV " deals with themes of modern city life in regards to alienation, capitalism, and fleeting trends. Its electronic feel sounds like it's the kind of music that would be playing late at night, coming from the blue light of a big TV in a studio apartment downtown. YOU CAN RAISE A STAR FROM GARBAGE ON THE STREET. Big TV is a concept album, following a woman who leaves a relationship she’s unhappy with to find a lifestyle t