Big Balloon
| Big Balloon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2017 | |||
| Genre | Art pop, post-punk[1] | |||
| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Memphis Industries | |||
| Producer | Brendan Williams and Phil Bulleyment | |||
| Dutch Uncles chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Line of Best Fit |   [4] |
| DIY | [5] |
Big Balloon is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Dutch Uncles, released on 17 February 2017.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Duncan Wallis; all music is composed by Robin Richards
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Balloon" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Baskin'" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Combo Box" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Same Plane Dream" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Achameleon" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Hiccup" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Streetlight" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Oh Yeah" | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Sink" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Overton" | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 35:34[3] | |
Personnel
- Dutch Uncles
- Peter Broadhead – electric guitar, marimba
- Andy Proudfoot – drums, backing vocals
- Robin Richards – bass guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Duncan Wallis – lead vocals, piano
- Additional musicians
- Neil Wright - electric guitar
- Henry Broadhead - synthesisers
- John Purton - violin
- Natalie Purton - violin
- Jote Osahn - viola
- Margit van der Zwan - cello
- Helen Varley - horn
- Harry Cunningham - tuba
- Barry Hyde (The Futureheads) - backing vocals
- Stealing Sheep - backing vocals
- Everything Everything - backing vocals
- Aldous RH - backing vocals
- Technical personnel[7]
- Brendan Williams – production, engineering
- Phil Bulleyment – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Jamie Birkett – engineering, additional production
- Louis Simmonds – engineering
References
- ^ Pilley, Max (20 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Big Balloon – Dutch Uncles". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Big Balloon - Dutch Uncles". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Wade, Lauren (3 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles expand their horisons on Big Balloon". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Eugenie (17 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles - Big Balloon". DIY. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ King, Ian (17 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Big Balloon - Dutch Uncles | Credits". AllMusic. 31 May 2017.
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