Bigtime is the debut album by London native Tom Phillips and New York-based Malachy O’Neill, also known as Most Things. Built around minimal but hard-hitting bass guitar and drums and at times lethargic speak-sing vocals, the record is filled with lyrical odes to the mundane. Who hasn’t gone to the store and forgotten what they even came there to buy? Other times the realizations are more vast. At one point, vocalist and bassist Phillips reflects that "When I was young I knew people that I will never know again" in a voice that sounds like it's about to crack. The song heads towards its ending with a life-affirming revelation: "I'm so lucky!" That statement of gratitude is followed by some wretched puking sounds—just one of many relatable moments on this record.

"Head and Shoulder" is one of the sweeter cuts on the project and feels like a moment where the emotional nuances expressed throughout the rest of the record—the restless aimlessness, the comical absurdities, the existential desperation, and the dull repetitiveness colored by grey surroundings—all culminate in the universal desire to find a shoulder to rest your head on. This is a fun and energetic record that captures a Certain Kind of Mood, which I can only imagine is almost too relatable for a Certain Kind of London Bloke.