''Here Is Everything'' is the third studio album by British
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band
the Big Moon
The Big Moon is an English indie rock band, formed in 2014 in London by frontwoman Juliette Jackson. Their debut album, ''Love in the 4th Dimension'', was released on 6 April 2017, containing a number of singles previously released on their EP, ...
, released on 14 October 2022 via
Fiction Records
Fiction Records is a British record label founded by Chris Parry in 1978, owned by Universal Music Group and based in the United Kingdom. It is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. It was originally a part of Polydor, ...
.
Background
In January 2020, the Big Moon released their second studio album ''
Walking Like We Do'' to positive reviews.
The Big Moon were getting ready to release their follow-up to ''Walking Like We Do'' in early 2021, including being about to shoot the music video for the first single. However, the band "decided to put the brakes on and give it some breathing space", according to Juliette Jackson. Jackson giving birth to a son forced her to reconsider the project.
Singles
The lead single "Wide Eyes" was released alongside the announcement of the album on 13 July 2022. The single "Wide Eyes" was written by Jackson in late 2021, after the birth of her son, alongside Jessica Winter. Jackson said that she "was desperate to write a really big, happy song" with "Wide Eyes" and said that Winter's contributions "helped me turn those jumbled feelings into a song".
The second single from the album titled "Trouble" was released on 5 September 2022. The track deals with Jackson's trauma surrounding giving birth. ''Clash'' described the track as a "mature, melodic, and insightful look at motherhood".
The album's third single, "This Love" was released on 5 October 2022.
Critical reception
Upon its release, ''Here Is Everything'' received positive reviews from
music critics
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. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 77, based on 7 critical reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
In a positive review, Kyann-Sian Williams of ''
NME
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'' rated ''Here Is Everything'' four out of five stars, calling it "emotive and glossy" and "gives space to breathe in this busy world".
A review for ''The Line of Best Fit'' states that, with ''Here Is Everything'', The Big Moon have "shown us their rawest moments and the deepest parts of their psyche" in its introspective discussion of motherhood.
Track listing
Personnel
The Big Moon
* Juliette Jackson – vocals, guitars
* Soph Nathan – background vocals, guitars, bass
* Celia Archer – background vocals, keyboards, piano, bass
* Fern Ford – background vocals, keyboards, drums
Musicians
* Jessica Winter – synthesisers
* Annie Leeth-strings
Production
* Adam Barlett – producer
* Ben H. Allen-producer
* Kevin Tuffy – mastering engineer
* Matt Wiggins – mixing engineer
* Marcus Locock – assistant mixing engineer
Charts
References
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The Big Moon albums
2022 albums
Fiction Records albums