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Aluminum packaging version. The newest album by Chicago's noise rock band. BigʼN was, is and always shall be a legacy noise rock band (est. 1990) comprised of vocalist William Akins, guitarist Todd Johnson, bassist Fred Popolo, and drummer Brian Wnukowski. After releasing a stellar debut album (1994), followed by their sophomore and signature effort Discipline Through Sound on Skingraft Records (1996) and a split single with Shellac, the band became inactive for some years. In 2018, BigʼN recorded and released a new EP, Knife of Sin, via Computer Students. In 2022, they released DTS 25, an expansion of their pioneering second album. Both were recorded by the late, great Steve Albini. BigʼN is back once again with a ruthless new album, End Comes Too Soon -- their first in 28 years -- released via Computer Student. It's all still here as present and disciplined as ever -- Brianʼs powerful, reliably precise drumming with melodic phrasing that shapes the songs, Fredʼs metallic superstructure of a bass that builds the defined framework of the music, Toddʼs clangorous guitar that has more harmonic content than a lot of his noisier peers, and William Akinsʼ yarling vocals, the most recognizably human thing about the band, that convey layers of tension and intent, all the emotional content of a hellbound therapy session. Tragically, on May 7, 2024, Steve Albini suddenly passed away of a heart attack. Naturally, BigʼN were shocked and devastated. End Comes Too Soonʼs title comes from a lyric, and is unrelated to Albini; still, the album became a roundabout love letter to the man, his studio, and his legacy. Like its predecessors, the album is structured by snippets of musical interludes or Transmissions -- and there are six here, under the common code "XMSN."

Track Listing:
A1. XMSN-17
A2. South of Loathsome
A3. Them Wolves
A4. XMSN-24
A5. Dead Ahead
A6. XMSN-32
A7. Bison
B1. XMSN-40
B2. Arkansas Death Cult
B3. Piss Poor
B4. XMSN-44
B5. End Transmission
B6. To Hell With the Sun
B7. XMSN-48
B8. Capsized

- The newest album by Chicago noise rock band Big'N, their first in 28 years.
- It's all still here as present and disciplined as ever -- Brianʼs powerful, reliably precise drumming with melodic phrasing, Fredʼs metallic superstructure of a bass, Toddʼs clangorous guitar, and William Akinsʼ yarling vocals.
- Like its predecessors, the album is structured by snippets of musical interludes or Transmissions -- and there are six here, under the common code "XMSN."

• Format Detail: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK
• Released: 4/11/25