As we all know, BRIGGS has always hit hard. Now though, he’s going to be doing it with riffs.
The Yorta Yorta artist has just launched a new project, BIG NOTER—a sharp left-turn into the worlds of punk, hardcore, and heavy rock. If you’ve followed his work previously, it won’t come as a total shock. Before the stages, the accolades, and The Weekly, BRIGGS was raised on distortion, not just boom bap.
“This is where I’m most at home,” he says. “This is the sound I was raised on.”
That homecoming hits fast on debut single ‘IDENTITY’, out now via Island/UMA. Produced by Nick Didia (Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam), the track swaps the groove for grit. It’s raw, riff-driven, and arguably BRIGGS at his most unfiltered. There’s no detour into genre tourism here either. This is straight-up, high-volume truth, delivered with intent.
Lyrically, it’s a real gut punch too. BRIGGS hasn’t dropped the social commentary, not by any means. The message is clear: you don’t need to fit anyone’s mould to be loud, proud, or heard.
BIG NOTER comes fully armed with a live band: Steve Smith on drums, Leigh Davies on guitars, and Craig Strain on bass. And if the name sounds like a jab at cultural cringe, it probably is—because BRIGGS has made a career out of saying the unsaid, loudly.
After years of holding down stages with A.B. Original, headlining his own tours and supporting legends like Ice Cube and MF DOOM, BRIGGS is no stranger to reinvention. But this one feels personal.
BIG NOTER’s live debut will happen supporting Tom Morello no less. Two politically charged acts, both steeped in music that communicate a universally specific message. Tickets to this upcoming tour can be purchased here.
Tom Morello 2025 Tour Dates (Featuring BIG NOTER):
Melbourne – April 13 – Forum Theatre
Sydney – April 16 – Enmore Theatre
