This Mess Is a Place

This Mess is a Place
Studio album by
Tacocat
ReleasedMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
LabelSub Pop
Tacocat chronology
Lost Time
(2016) 		This Mess is a Place
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[3]
DIY[4]
Mojo[5]
Pitchfork6.9/10[6]

This Mess is a Place is the fourth studio album by American band Tacocat. It was released on May 3, 2019, under Sub Pop Records.[7]

Tacocat announced a European tour to promote the album, starting in August 2019.[8]

Critical reception

This Mess is a Place received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hologram"3:46
2."New World"2:55
3."Grains of Salt"3:54
4."The Joke of Life"3:19
5."Little Friend"3:18
6."Rose-Colored Sky"3:51
7."The Problem"2:18
8."Crystal Ball"3:33
9."Meet Me at la Palma"2:38
10."Miles and Miles"2:53

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 29

References

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Robert Christgau, "Tacocat Consumer Guide Reviews", robertchristgau.com, retrieved 2024-06-03
  4. ^ Hughes, Mia. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "This Mess Is A Place (review)". Mojo. No. 307. June 2019. p. 96.
  6. ^ Kemp, Sophie (May 6, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tacocat's New Full-Length "This Mess is a Place" Is Out Tomorrow". Sub Pop Records. May 2, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Tacocat Announce 2019 UK Tour Supporting New Album". Sub Pop Records. May 30, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tacocat Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Tacocat Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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