Artist:BIG CATS

It was the chilly southern climate that brought Big Cats together. Fresh off the sugar cane train from Brisbane, Rob Lukins (Guitar and singing) relied on the generated heat of the internet and umpteen watery hot chocolates to get him through his first Victorian winter. Alone with a $16.95 Tandy microphone and a glut of spare time, Rob busied himself producing a half dozen bedroom demos which somehow found their way to the ears of locals Lee Johnston (Drums, percussion) and Bec Chen (Guitar, general shredding). Through a combination of pity and shared enthusiasm, Big Cats was born. As the weather thawed into an uncomfortable summer, Big Cats began a steady run of gigs and have been hand-dancing and staying up too late ever since. Musically, Big Cats fall on the fun side of the indie-pop fence, clagging together a frenetic live energy with a naïve love of a catchy chorus. Staring down the barrel of another lonely Melbourne winter, Big Cats are hoping to make a whole bunch of new ...