The Big Mess Tanlines SKU: 24.00 24.00 £24.00 £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records Released Date: 19th May 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code 1LP Includes Download Code Buying Options Choose an option1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code1LP Includes Download CodeClear The Big Mess quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Indies only LPcol is a multicolour swirl vinyl w/ an A-side locked groove with printed insert + DL. Standard vinyl is the same just on black vinyl. Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen of Tanlines are indie-rock lifers turned reasonable, happy middle-aged fathers of two, figuring out their place in a chaotic culture and industry that can no longer command their full attention.They are emblematic of a particular time and place that doesn’t really exist anymore, yet here they are existing, and thriving, in 2023. The Big Mess came together when Emm and his family moved from Brooklyn to rural Connecticut, while Cohen launched a marketing career and a successful podcast and stayed in the city. Emm continued writing songs hundreds of them through all the weirdness of the past few years, but he wasn’t exactly sure who he was writing them for. “I spent years figuring out in my mind, ‘What is my musical life going to look like?’” he says. “I just kept writing.” Cohen gave Emm his blessing to continue Tanlines, even if his own contributions would be limited due to his own non-musical obligations. “I’m like, ‘Whatever you can do to keep this thing going, do it,’” Cohen says. And with that, Tanlines was reborn. By January 2022 Emm felt he had a body of work that made sense as a Tanlines album. Cohen spent ten days with Emm at his Connecticut studio, along with unofficial third Tanline Patrick Ford (!!!). This was tied together with a sleek final mix from Peter Katis (The National, Interpol) at his famed Tarquin Studios, resulting in a clear vision of what Emm’s musical life was going to look like: The Big Mess. The first sounds on The Big Mess are the title track’s coiled guitars and thumping drums, building into the kind of outsize, choral rock anthem artists like Tanlines were almost a reaction to. It is warm and nostalgic, and Cohen likens a lot of the prevailing mood to “a sepia filter on a digital photo.” He continues, “we were pretty intentional about making this the first song on the album, underlining the way that this is a new phase of the band.” Cohen says. The moody, scintillating “Burns Effect” serves as one of the biggest pushes forward for the Tanlines sound, and for Emm as a lyricist. He says that the song is “deep and dark and dangerous, but in a fun way. It’s one of the more personal tracks on the album where this ungrounded part of my personality surfaces, but with an over-the-top machismo, almost an ironic character.” Other tracks like “New Reality” and closer “The Age of Innocence” are also demonstrably guitar-forward in ways that wouldn’t seem obvious for Tanlines (despite Emm’s pedigree in austere avant-garde math-rock outfits Storm & Stress and Don Caballero), but Emm is less sure The Big Mess is a total departure. “I’m trying to make these absolutely simple things,” he says. “I think of these songs as Rothko paintings: They’re big and they’re bold and they’re seemingly straightforward, but they have a lot of depth and they engage with you and make you feel something.” Artist Tanlines Genre Rock And Pop Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code , 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings SIDE A 1. The Big Mess 2. Outer Banks 3. New Reality 4. Burns Effect 5. Clouds SIDE B 6. Unreal 7. Arm’s Length Away 8. Endless Love 9. Speed 10. Hold On 11. The Age of Innocence Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Grateful Dead Europe ’72 Volume 2 Rock And Pop | Black Friday | 4LP Released 25th November 2011 £61.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grateful Dead Europe ’72 Volume 2 £61.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Black Friday SKU: 8122797553 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 25th November 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gus Dapperton Henge Rock And Pop | Warner Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th July 2023 £28.00 - £30.00 Select options Gus Dapperton Henge £28.00 - £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Sleaford Mods West End Girls Rock And Pop | Rough Trade | 12", Single Released 15th December 2023 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sleaford Mods West End Girls £11.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rough Trade SKU: RT0462T Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 15th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View INXS Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Rock And Pop | Mercury | 1LP Released 11th January 2023 £32.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations INXS Full Moon, Dirty Hearts £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mercury SKU: nn256047 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th January 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Monkees, The Good Times! Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 8th August 2016 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Monkees, The Good Times! £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0081227947354 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 8th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Depeche Mode Violator – The 12″ Singles Rock And Pop | Sony | 10LP, Box Set Released 17th July 2020 £149.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Depeche Mode Violator – The 12″ Singles £149.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony SKU: 19075941621 Formats: 10LP, Box Set Released Date: 17th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: RCACPL10667 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beaty Heart Till The Tomb Rock And Pop | NUA | 1LP Released 29th July 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beaty Heart Till The Tomb £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: NUA SKU: NUABH302 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Phoenix Bankrupt! Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 17th April 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phoenix Bankrupt! £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: 2564646447 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 17th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rolling Stones, The Aftermath (US Edition) Rock And Pop | UMR | 1LP Released 7th April 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rolling Stones, The Aftermath (US Edition) £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 7121191 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
View Product Quick View Grateful Dead Europe ’72 Volume 2 Rock And Pop | Black Friday | 4LP Released 25th November 2011 £61.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grateful Dead Europe ’72 Volume 2 £61.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Black Friday SKU: 8122797553 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 25th November 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gus Dapperton Henge Rock And Pop | Warner Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th July 2023 £28.00 - £30.00 Select options Gus Dapperton Henge £28.00 - £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Sleaford Mods West End Girls Rock And Pop | Rough Trade | 12", Single Released 15th December 2023 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sleaford Mods West End Girls £11.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rough Trade SKU: RT0462T Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 15th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
Nearly New View Product Quick View INXS Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Rock And Pop | Mercury | 1LP Released 11th January 2023 £32.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations INXS Full Moon, Dirty Hearts £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mercury SKU: nn256047 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th January 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Monkees, The Good Times! Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 8th August 2016 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Monkees, The Good Times! £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0081227947354 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 8th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Depeche Mode Violator – The 12″ Singles Rock And Pop | Sony | 10LP, Box Set Released 17th July 2020 £149.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Depeche Mode Violator – The 12″ Singles £149.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony SKU: 19075941621 Formats: 10LP, Box Set Released Date: 17th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 20th November 2015 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: RCACPL10667 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Beaty Heart Till The Tomb Rock And Pop | NUA | 1LP Released 29th July 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beaty Heart Till The Tomb £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: NUA SKU: NUABH302 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Phoenix Bankrupt! Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 17th April 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phoenix Bankrupt! £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: 2564646447 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 17th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Rolling Stones, The Aftermath (US Edition) Rock And Pop | UMR | 1LP Released 7th April 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rolling Stones, The Aftermath (US Edition) £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 7121191 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders