Big Balloon

Big Balloon
Studio album by
Dutch Uncles
Released17 February 2017
GenreArt pop, post-punk[1]
Length35:34
LabelMemphis Industries
ProducerBrendan Williams and Phil Bulleyment
Dutch Uncles chronology
O Shudder
(2015) 		Big Balloon
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ Pilley, Max (20 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Big Balloon – Dutch Uncles". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Big Balloon - Dutch Uncles". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ Wade, Lauren (3 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles expand their horisons on Big Balloon". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ Johnson, Eugenie (17 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles - Big Balloon". DIY. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ King, Ian (17 February 2017). "Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Big Balloon - Dutch Uncles | Credits". AllMusic. 31 May 2017.


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