I Hate Big Phony

Guest Post by Milton Liu



Are you happy?

This was the final question I asked singer/songwriter Bobby Choy (aka Big Phony) in the documentary, I Hate Big Phony.

After an extended pregnant pause:

"Am I happy? No."

Do you think you'll ever be happy?

"Probably not. I think I'm OK with that though. Being just content. I just want to be content."

(BEAT)

"I'm not going to be great."

Help make Big Phony's next album

Singer/songwriter Bobby Choy is raising funds for his sixth full-length album.



My friend Bobby Choy, who makes amazing music as singer/songwriter Big Phony, is putting the call out for help to raise funds through Kickstarter to record his next full-length album.

These days, Bobby's been kicking it in Korea and has written more than 70 songs since his last release. While nearly all of Bobby's stuff has had that lo-fi recorded-in-his-bedroom ultra-indie hustle quality, he's still released some fantastic tunes. (If you haven't heard his 2014 albums Bobby or Long Live the Lie, you gotta.)

But for his sixth album, Big Phony is aiming to get into a legit studio and record on real hi-fi gear. With the guidance of fellow singer/songwriter Goh Nakamura, he's come up with a reasonable plan and a modest budget to make it happen -- with our assistance, of course.

Bobby explains more in this video:

Music Video: Big Phony blasts off in "The Hours"

From his latest album 'Long Live the Lie'



Take a low-tech apocalyptic journey into space... with Big Phony! Here's the music video for "The Hours" by singer/songwriter Bobby Choy, aka Big Phony, from his latest album Long Live the Lie. It's a weird little thing with space helmets, rocket ships, and a fantastic journey through the cosmos. Take a look:

'Bobby' and 'Long Live The Lie' by Big Phony

New acoustic and electronic albums from singer/songwriter Bobby Choy



My friend Bobby Choy, who makes amazing sensitive singer/songwriter music as Big Phony, just released not one, but two new albums, the acoustic folk flavored Bobby and the new wave/electronic-inclined Long Live the Lie. I've been a fan of Big Phony for years, but this time he's really topped himself.

One of my favorite songs is "Bedford Stop," which is about an imaginary hipster sister. Bobby says he was wondering what it would be like if he had a sister: "She would probably be too cool for me and would live somewhere hip like Williamsburg. She would probably want nothing to do with me. I'd still love her though."

You can preview both albums. Take a good long listen:

New Music: "All Bets Are Off" by Big Phony

Get it as a name-your-price download.



I've been dying to hear some new music from singer/songwriter Bobby Choy, aka Big Phony, who's been holding it down in Korea for the last few years. He's recently dropped this sweet new track, "All Bets Are Off," produced by Enik Lin of IAMMEDiC. Different kind of sound, but I'm really digging it. Check it out: