Big Brave

Big Brave
Big Brave
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Drone doom, post-metal, doom metal, folk metal
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Southern Lord, Thrill Jockey
Members	Robin Wattie; Mathieu Ball; Tasy Hudson
Past members	Loel Campbell; Louis-Alexandre Beauregard
Website	www.bigbrave.ca

Big Brave (stylized as BIG | BRAVE) is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2012 in Montreal, known for their blend of drone doom and post-metal.^[1] The members are guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie, guitarist Mathieu Ball, and drummer Tasy Hudson.

While Wattie and Ball are original members, having played together as an acoustic-oriented duo before forming Big Brave,^[2] Hudson joined them in 2020, replacing former drummer Loel Campbell, who himself had replaced original drummer Louis-Alexandre Beauregard.

Big Brave have released seven studio albums, the latest being 2024's A Chaos of Flowers and one collaborative album with The Body in 2021, Leaving None but Small Birds.

They have been three-time Polaris Music Prize nominees, with longlist nods at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Vital,^[3] the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for nature morte,^[4] and the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for A Chaos of Flowers.^[5]

Members

Current members

Robin Wattie – guitars, vocals (since 2012)
Mathieu Ball – guitars (since 2012)
Tasy Hudson – drums (since 2020)

Former members

Loel Campbell – drums (2017–2020)
Louis-Alexandre Beauregard — drums (2012–2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Feral Verdure (2014)
Au De La (2015)
Ardor (2017)
A Gaze Among Them (2019)
Vital (2021)
Leaving None but Small Birds (2021, with The Body)
Nature Morte (2023)
A Chaos of Flowers (2024)

EP

An Understanding Between People (2012)

References

^ Jenn Pelly, "Montreal metallers Big Brave on doom, despondency and Emily Dickinson: ‘We’re sick as a species’". The Guardian, April 22, 2024.
^ Berman, Stuart (April 24, 2024). "BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers". Pitchfork.
^ David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
^ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
^ "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2024.

[1] Jenn Pelly, "Montreal metallers Big Brave on doom, despondency and Emily Dickinson: ‘We’re sick as a species’". The Guardian, April 22, 2024.

[2] Berman, Stuart (April 24, 2024). "BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers". Pitchfork.

[3] David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.

[4] "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.

[5] "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2024.

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