White Lies' third studio album, 2013's "Big TV", found the band building upon the darkly anthemic sound of their first two albums with an added songwriting maturity. In many ways, "Big TV" has all of the characteristics White Lies fans had come to expect from them including driving post-punk beats, evocative guitar lines, chilly synth parts, and McVeigh's prophetic baritone croon. Impossibly, they sound even more engaged and clear-eyed than on the ambitious, stylised "Ritual". With that album, White Lies seemed to put a song's overall production sound ahead of the song. The opposite is true with "Big TV", and songs like the title track and the poignant ballad "Change" are deeply moving, emotionally resonant songs that still retain all of White Lies' penchant for arid, '70s sci-fi movie-inspired atmosphere. Also engaging are several euphoria-inducing tracks like sparkling lead single "There Goes Our Love Again" and the sweepingly romantic, orchestral synthesiser-tinged "First Time Caller." Elsewhere, White Lies dive headlong into the deep sea electro-disco of the Giorgio Moroder-inspired "Get Even," and lift our hearts cloud-ward with the pulsing Echo and the Bunnymen-esque dance-rocker "Be Your Man." Ultimately, with "Big TV", White Lies combine the urgent passions of their debut with the conceptual ambitions of their sophomore effort for an engaging, far-reaching epic. Deluxe editions include live renditions of iconic tracks and rare gems. Tracklist LP A1. Big TVA2. There Goes Our Love AgainA3. Space iA4. First Time CallerA5. Mother TongueA6. Getting EvenB1. ChangeB2. Be Your ManB3. Space iiB4. Tricky To LoveB5. Heaven WaitB6. Goldmine Deluxe 2LP A1. Big TVA2. There Goes Our Love AgainA3. Space iA4. First Time CallerA5. Mother TongueA6. Getting EvenB1. ChangeB2. Be Your ManB3. Space iiB4. Tricky To LoveB5. Heaven WaitB6. GoldmineC1. Big TV (Demo) C2. There Goes Our Love Again (Small TV Version)C3. First Time Caller (Small TV Version) C4. Mother Tongue (Demo)C5. Tricky To Love (Demo)D1. First Time Caller (Live)D2. Getting Even (Live) D3. Be Your Man (Live)D4. Big TV (Live) D5. There Goes Our Love Again (TORN Remix) Deluxe 2CD CD1 1. Big TV2. There Goes Our Love Again3. Space i4. First Time Caller5. Mother Tongue6. Getting Even7. Change8. Be Your Man9. Space ii10. Tricky To Love 11. Heaven Wait 12. GoldmineCD2 1. Big TV (Demo)2. There Goes Our Love Again (Small TV Version)3. First Time Caller (Small TV Version)4. Mother Tongue (Demo)5. Tricky To Love (Demo)6. First Time Caller (Acoustic)7. Getting Even (Live)8. Be Your Man (Live) 9. Big TV (Live)10. There Goes Our Love Again (TORN Remix)
