Big Dopes

On April 23, 2024 — coinciding with the full moon — Denver rock band Big Dopes released the song "Moon Car," an escapist sugar-rush of swooping synthesizers and shouted choruses. "We wanted it to feel like being on a carnival ride," said lead singer Eddie Alexander. "We might have been too successful."

Like rocket-boosters strapped to a janky tour van, the catchy single kickstarted a new phase for the group, becoming an instant crowd favorite. The band toured behind "Moon Car" throughout 2024, headlined by an energetic main-stage performance at Denver's Underground Music Showcase beneath a dazzling double rainbow.

The song showcases the band's commitment to craft and ridiculousness as it refines its brand of inviting, 90s-indebted indie rock and lounge-pop. Lead songwriter Eddie Alexander uses a playful, conversational baritone to sing through neuroses and inner dialogues about long-distance relationships, being a houseguest, and thank-you notes to friends named Tom.

The band's second album, Destination Wedding, was produced by Mark Anderson (Nathaniel Rateliff, Orville Peck) and released in November 2021. That fall they opened for Tokyo Police Club at Denver's Bluebird Theater. After several national tours behind the LP, the band marked the album's one-year anniversary by releasing a psych-pop remix of their song "Take You Anywhere," a collaboration with Little Trips, in November 2022. 

More new music is planned for release at the end of 2024.