We recently had the distinct honor of checking out the amazing debut album, “MESS I’VE MADE” , from Boston, based alternative rock band, Big Rav “ ( SPOILER ALERT: 🚨 It Is Absolutely Breathtakingly AWESOME )

You can listen to the very epic, “MESS I’VE MADE” Here

We are going to be honest, as soon as we heard the opening note on the opening track, “Another Tomorrow “, on “MESS I’VE MADE” we were instantly enthralled by the one of kind , mind blowing sound of Big Rav

Big Rav will be playing their release show in support of the album Saturday, August 2nd at 7:00 PM at The Burren in Somerville, MA. Tickets are available for presale Here

Big Rav (Maddy Montaquila, vocals, keys, Dan Colvin, guitar, Seamus Winters, bass, and Nick Montaquila, percussion) have a next level musical synergy that feels positively otherworldly.

No stranger to the Boston music scene, Big Rav has been filling local venues andporchfests for the past four years with their unique blend of in-your-face, pop punkinspired vocals, overdriven and melodic guitar riffs and solos, heavy, modal basslines,vintage synths, and foundational, never obvious grooves (think Paramore meets Rush).

Self-deprecating title aside, the band is incredibly proud of this labor of love which came to be over a series of intermittent recording sessions with Sean McLaughlin of 37’ Productions coordinated between the individual members’ “real jobs” (a product manager, a developer, an engineer, and an accountant walk into a bar…) and the obligations that come with adulthood. In a sense, that is the true theme of the album -grappling with the phenomenon of growing up, and the infinite possibilities of lifebecoming casualty to responsibilities, relationship issues, and struggles with mentalhealth. Throw in a wall of layered guitars, thick bass, bombastic drumming, and raw,expressive vocals, and you arrive at the essence of the appropriately labeled “Big Rav” sound.

Every song, on “MESS I’VE MADE”, had us tapping and singing along almost instantly . We found ourselves entranced with “Alien” with its bluesy vibe , showing off the band’s versatility.

Our favorite track on the album, without question is the amazing title track, “MESS I’VE MADE” The combination of the ultra cool melodic groove and the flawless vocals, make “MESS I’VE MADE” , an instant classic.

You owe it to your music loving heart to check out the stunningly brilliant debut album, “MESS I’VE MADE” from Big Rav