Big Search
Big Search is the solo project of L.A.-based singer/songwriter Matthew Popieluch who first became known for his work with indie rock band Foreign Born, in the mid-2000s. Though he recorded continuously, Big Search's more experimental, lo-fi acoustic folk more or less languished on the back burner for most of its first decade before Popieluch dug in and began making more cohesive pop-oriented statements like 2014's Role Reversal and 2016's Life Dollars, the latter of which came out via Sony-owned 30th Century Records. His laid-back west coast vibes got even smoother on 2019's Slow Fascination.
Popieluch's history as Big Search dates back to his college days in the early 2000s at San Francisco State University where he would record 90-minute cassettes of breezy, somewhat ramshackle West Coast folk on his four-track machine. He recorded his first official Big Search album, Mysticism vs. Classicism, in the garage of a house he shared with his friends Luke Top (Fool's Gold) and Jason Quever (Papercuts). Prior to its release, however, he relocated to Los Angeles to focus on the indie rock band Foreign Born which he had formed with Lewis Pesacov. Mysticism vs. Classicism eventually received a limited release in 2006 on Top's short-lived Grand Gallop label, and while he continued playing shows as Big Search, Foreign Born remained Popieluch's higher-profile project during this period.
As Foreign Born wound down at the end of the decade, Popieluch readied his next Big Search venture, the loose and experimental Lay of the Land, which was released in 2010 by the St. Ives label. Over the next several years he remained active in the L.A. scene, occasionally issuing small independent Big Search releases like 2011's "Middle Man"/"Getting Warm" 7" and 2014's Role Reversal album. In 2016, he resurfaced in a big way, signing a major-label deal with Danger Mouse's 30th Century Records and releasing Life Dollars, which saw Big Search shifting toward a dreamier West Coast pop sound. This trend toward fine-tuned arrangements and low-key soft rock continued on 2019's Slow Fascination.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Channel Islands
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Jun 26, 2020
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Life Dollars
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Aug 16, 2016
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Animal Cheer
Alternative & Indie - Released by Extra Texture on Jun 28, 2024
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Lay Of The Land
Alternative & Indie - Released by St. Ives on Oct 11, 2010
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To Feel in Love
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Dec 4, 2018
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Role Reversal
Alternative & Indie - Released by Lefse Records on May 20, 2014
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Slow Fascination
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Apr 12, 2019
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Luck Rains Down
Alternative & Indie - Released by Extra Texture on Apr 11, 2024
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Infinite Mirror
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Aug 7, 2020
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Hope It Makes You Happy (feat. Taken By Trees)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Extra Texture on May 28, 2024
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Middle Man / Getting Warm - Single
Alternative & Indie - Released by White Iris on Jan 18, 2011
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Love in Return
Rock - Released by Ring The Alarm on Feb 17, 2015
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Christmas Be Kind
Ambient/New Age - Released by 3497423 Records DK on Nov 29, 2021
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Stillness in the Air
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Mar 22, 2019
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Thin Veil of Time
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Oct 4, 2019
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Here Comes the Night
Rock - Released by 30th Century Records on Feb 13, 2019
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