Big Flame has been played on NTS shows including Idle Hands w/ Zane Landreth, with Cuba first played on 5 May 2021.

Children of anti-rockist post-punk bands like the Pop Group, Josef K, and Gang of Four, Manchester, England's bIG fLAME was a self-proclaimed "tense and quirky three-piece pop group," combining the restless talents of bassist/vocalist Alan Brown, guitarist Greg O'Keefe, and drummer David "Dil" Green (the one who looked like Harry Connick Jr. with a squirrel on his head). They carried the traditions set by the U.K.'s vibrant post-punk scene of 1978-1981: they favored three-song 7" singles over 12" releases and LPs; their encore-free…