The Big Moon release Forever after Juliette Jackson’s change of direction
The Big Moon’s fourth album, Forever, follows Here Is Everything with songs shaped by Juliette Jackson’s account of hearing loss and her decision to abandon sad material. Released by Fiction, the album draws on everyday experiences including parenthood. Its turn towards danceable pop is welcomed in The Guardian’s review; that musical judgement belongs to the critic.
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Forever becomes the band’s fourth album
The Big Moon have released Forever, their fourth album. Juliette Jackson says she changed course after writing unhappy songs in the wake of losing much of the hearing in one ear. She chose to work towards a more joyful album instead.[1], [2]
Forever, issued by Fiction, follows Here Is Everything, the band’s 2022 album concerned with motherhood and the pandemic. Jackson links her hearing loss to a cholesteatoma diagnosed in 2024, a cyst affecting the middle ear.[1]
Everyday experiences enter the songs
Gravity begins from the experience of collecting a child from nursery. Three Things turns to youthful memories of radio pop, while Fun concerns imagined freedom. The Guardian’s critic welcomes the movement towards dance rhythms and hears a brighter pop direction across the album. Those assessments describe his response to the music.[1]
Earlier albums frame the new release
The group’s recording history includes Love in the 4th Dimension, its 2017 debut nominated for the Mercury Prize, and the subsequent Walking Like We Do. Forever arrives after around twelve years together. The Guardian’s critic also discusses guitarist Soph Nathan’s playing in the title song, where the words address things passing away.[1]
