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BIG SPECIAL share ode to slowing down, ‘SLUGLIFE’
The pair have described the new single as a song “about working through the self hate that can come through hard times.”

BIG SPECIAL are back with their latest track ‘SLUGLIFE’ - a moody, blues-tinged cut that sees Joe Hicklin and Callum Maloney accept the necessity of taking it easy on yourself.
Acting as a follow up to recent releases ‘PLAINTIVE NATIVE’ and ‘DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)’ - as well as their Sleaford Mods and Gwendoline Christie collab ‘The Good Life’ - ‘SLUGLIFE’ continues the run of raw, arresting tracks which the duo have delivered since the arrival of second album ‘NATIONAL AVERAGE’ last July.
Sharing more about the inspiration behind their latest, Joe has explained that ‘SLUGLIFE’ is “a song about living low to the ground and going slow. Feeling guilt for needing a bit of time to pull yourself up by your boot straps. It’s about working through the self hate that can come through hard times.”
Revisit our interview with the band around ‘NATIONAL AVERAGE’ and check out their new single below.
BIG SPECIAL will be hitting the road next month in support of their second album, ‘NATIONAL AVERAGE’, which landed last year. See them around the UK and Ireland on the following dates:
FEBRUARY 2026
13 Waterfront, Norwich
14 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK (sold out)
15 Digital, Newcastle
18 University Stylus, Leeds
19 SWG3, Glasgow, UK (sold out)
20 New Century Hall, Manchester (sold out)
21 O2 Institute, Birmingham (sold out)
24 Electric Bristol, Bristol
25 1865, Southampton
27 The Roundhouse, London
MARCH 2026
06 Academy Green Room, Dublin (sold out)
07 Ulster Sports Club, Belfast (sold out)
MAY 2026
21 Bearded Theory Festival, Derbyshire
JUNE 2026
20 TRSMT Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
AUGUST 2026
14-16 Boomtown Festival, Hampshire
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