Big Mess
Studio album by
Grouplove
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016
August 17, 2017 (streaming re-release)
GenreIndie pop, alternative rock, indie rock, electronic rock, synth-pop, alternative dance
Length40:09
LabelCanvasback/Atlantic
ProducerRyan Rabin, Phil Ek, Captain Cuts
Grouplove chronology
Spreading Rumours
(2013)		 Big Mess
(2016)		 Little Mess
(2017)
Singles from Big Mess
  1. "Welcome to Your Life"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  2. "Do You Love Someone"
    Released: 2016
  3. "Traumatized"
    Released: 2016
  4. "Enlighten Me"
    Released: 2016
  5. "Good Morning"
    Released: February 7, 2017[1]
  6. "Remember That Night"
    Released: August 17, 2017[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound(3/10)[5]
Rolling Stone Australia[6]

Big Mess is the third studio album by the indie rock band Grouplove.[7] It was released on September 9, 2016, and later re-released to iTunes and Spotify on August 17, 2017, with a new track titled "Remember That Night".[8] The track was released as a single the same day.

Personnel

  • Christian Zucconi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Hannah Hooper – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards
  • Andrew Wessen – lead guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Cannonball"
  • Daniel Gleason – bass guitar
  • Ryan Rabin – drums, producer

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to Your Life"3:47
2."Do You Love Someone"3:50
3."Standing in the Sun"4:15
4."Enlighten Me"3:52
5."Good Morning"3:40
6."Spinning"4:02
7."Cannonball"3:17
8."Traumatized"3:00
9."Heart of Mine"3:16
10."Don't Stop Making It Happen"3:00
11."Hollywood"4:10
2017 streaming re-release bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Remember That Night"3:03

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 20
US Billboard 200[10] 40

Reception

An October 2016 review in Rolling Stone gave the album three stars, praising the second half of the album where the band was "mixing their wholesome quirkiness with edgier hooks and Sleigh Bells-esque percussion" and also the second track "Do You Love Someone", calling it a "lung-blasting joy".[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Grouplove have debuted a new track, 'Remember That Night' – Dork". Readdork.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Big Mess by Grouplove Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Big Mess – Grouplove". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Album Review: Grouplove – Big Mess". Drowndedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone Australia — Album Review: Grouplove – Big Mess". Rollingstoneaus.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Dylan Kickham (June 20, 2016). "Grouplove announce new album Big Mess with psychedelic trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Big Mess by Grouplove on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Grouplove – Big Mess". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Grouplove Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-grouplove-still-ambitious-mostly-innocuous-on-big-mess-112945/ "Review: Grouplove Still Ambitious, Mostly Innocuous on ‘Big Mess’", Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, October 11, 2016


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