Big Balloon

Big Balloon is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Dutch Uncles, released on 17 February 2017.[6]

Big Balloon
Studio album by
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]

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. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. "Big Balloon – Dutch Uncles". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. 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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