Highland Park native Jonathan Bates, otherwise known by his moniker Big Black Delta, made quite a splash last year with IFUCKINGLOVEYOU, a psych-freakout whirlwind of raw, unfettered emotion that immediately caught your attention. Though quiet for the past few months, Bates has finally come out of the dark to unveil his long-awaited self-titled debut, which is set to release on April 9th. He’s also released the album’s first single "Side of the Road", in which a sleazy, glitched-out torrent of synths are nestled with a thumping melodic grime; though his vocals are processed to the nth degree, it’s in the chorus where he discloses a charm akin to the spoken word projection of David Byrne.
