B-Side Guys

Downhill momentum builds its own logic. Big Head’s “time 4 lunch” captures that specific feeling of spring velocity—when everything accelerates and you’re either keeping up or getting left behind. The Brooklyn duo of Haley and Parth construct their ode to A Great Big Pile of Leaves’ “Snack Attack” with the kind of propulsive energy that makes rushing toward lunch feel like a legitimate life philosophy.

The track lives up to its promise as perfect biking-downhill music through careful arrangement choices that prioritize forward motion over technical complexity. Foo Fighters’ influence shows in the uplifting chorus construction, while Minus the Bear’s intricate guitar work provides textural interest without slowing the pace. The combination creates exactly the kind of song that makes mundane activities feel momentarily heroic.

Lyrically, the band demonstrates their “Liz Phair meets Title Fight” aesthetic through fragments that feel both conversational and emotionally charged. Lines like “Keep your / Eyes on / The prize” read like self-directed encouragement, while “Still, I can’t hear a thing / Knowing what it brings” suggests someone moving too fast to process consequences fully. The fragmented delivery mirrors the scattered attention of someone caught between responsibility and impulse.

What makes the song particularly effective is how it captures the chaos-and-fun philosophy that Big Head describes as their central approach. Rather than overthinking the emotional stakes, they present momentum as its own reward. The production maintains the raw energy they developed during their year of “unreasonable amount of shows” around Brooklyn, translating live performance energy into recorded format.

From their upcoming EP “Bad Luck,” “time 4 lunch” establishes Big Head as artists who understand how small moments—lunch breaks, bike rides, spring afternoons—can provide the kind of temporary escape that makes everything else bearable. They’ve created something that succeeds as both indie rock accessibility and emo-influenced emotional honesty, proving that fun and chaos can coexist productively when channeled through skilled songwriting and arrangement.