Biig Piig has big plans for the pop world

The pop world is one big glittering oyster right now for Jess Smyth. The Cork-born, London-based musician is surfing a swell of acclaim, her songs lauded by megastars such as Billie Eilish and in taste-maker journals Dazed and Confused, The Face and Pitchfork. The buzz is strong with this one.

Big Piig, aka Jess Smyth, was hyped by Billie Eilish as being the music she liked to relax to.

Big Piig, aka Jess Smyth, was hyped by Billie Eilish as being the music she liked to relax to.

Born in Cork and raised in Kerry, the London-based musician includes Billie Eilish among her fans, writes Ed Power.