Love in the 4th Dimension

Love in the 4th Dimension is the debut studio album by British indie rock band The Big Moon, released on 7 April 2017 by Columbia Records and Fiction Records.^[1] The album was recorded at Eastcote Studios in London with producer Catherine Marks. The album was recorded across 12 days so the band could go with their first instincts musically.^[2] Prior to the album's release the tracks "Cupid", "Silent Movie Susie", "Formidable" and "Sucker" were released as singles, the latter of which being a re-recording of the band's debut single. The band toured Europe in spring 2017 to celebrate the album's release.^[3]

Love in the 4th Dimension
Studio album by The Big Moon
Released	7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
Studio	Eastcote Studios
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	40:12
Label	Fiction Records
Producer	Catherine Marks
The Big Moon chronology
Love in the 4th Dimension (2017) Walking Like We Do (2020)
Singles from Love in the 4th Dimension
"Cupid" Released: 29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) "Silent Movie Susie" Released: 27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) "Formidable" Released: 16 November 2016 (2016-11-16) "Sucker" Released: 23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)

Promotion and release

Love in the 4th Dimension was officially announced on 16 November 2016, when the single "Formidable" premiered on Annie Mac's Hottest Record. Despite this the track was actually the third single released from the album. The first single was the song "Cupid" released on 29 March 2016. "Cupid"'s accompanying music video was released a month later released on 24 April. It was the first song the band released after signing to Fiction Records. The track was described by front woman Jules Jackson as being about "when you really really want something or someone and you launch yourself into getting it – preening yourself, preparing, fantasising the blissful future, convincing yourself that you’re ready for it and you bravely throw yourself into a new situation – only to find that despite all that careful planning your nerves can still get the better of you."^[4] The second single released was the track "Silent Movie Susie" released on 26 July 2016. The track was premiered on BBC Radio 1 by Huw Stephens. It was described by Robin Murray from Clash Magazine as being "reminiscent of Elastica, or even elements of The Libertines".^[5] The third single released was the track "Formidable" which was premiered by Radio 1 on Annie Mac's Hottest Record. It was also released on a 7" vinyl on 13 January 2017 with the track "Hold This" being the B-side. Jules described the song as being about "being strong for someone who's going through a hard time, and it's saying 'I'm here, you can talk to me, I'll be strong for you, you don't have to hold it inside'.^[2] The fourth single released was the track "Sucker", a re-recording of the band's debut single originally released on 29 April 2015.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[8]
GIGsoup	95%[9]
The Guardian	[10]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[11]
Loud and Quiet	6/10[12]
Q	6/10[7]
The Times	[13]

Love in the 4th Dimension received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a positive score of 77, based on five reviews.^[7]

Harriet Gibson of The Guardian said "The golden age of indie might be over, but The Big Moon are resuscitating its corpse for one last hurrah", and added that the band "amplifies the emotional carnage" of "nostalgia for noughties".^[10] Will Hodgkinson of The Times called the album "a rousing ode to being young and having fun".^[13]

Reef Younis of Loud and Quiet said that the album "captures the kind of happy exuberance you get from watching Pixar films, remembering criminally underrated Brit-pop acts and/or catching a favourite song on an episode of Teachers".^[12]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
NME	NME's Albums of the Year 2017	2017	44	[14]
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2017	7	[15]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jules Jackson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sucker"	3:41
2.	"Pull the Other One"	3:31
3.	"Cupid"	3:43
4.	"Formidable"	2:55
5.	"Bonfire"	3:47
6.	"The Road"	4:00
7.	"Happy New Year"	3:22
8.	"Silent Movie Susie"	3:23
9.	"Love in the 4th Dimension"	3:42
10.	"Zeds"	4:03
11.	"The End"	4:12

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Hold This"	3:06
13.	"The Undead"	4:13
14.	"Eureka Moment"	3:17
15.	"Something Beautiful"	3:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from Love in the 4th Dimension liner notes.^[16][17]

The Big Moon Juliette Jackson – guitar, vocals, songwriting Soph Nathann – guitar, vocals Celia Archer – bass, vocals Fern Ford – drums Additional musicians Beatrice Archer – violin (track 11) Nick Holland – cello (track 11) Design Charlotte Patmore – photography Stewart Armstrong – design Alice Waltz – pattern design

Production Catherine Marks – production (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), mixing (track 3) Juliette Jackson – co-production (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), production (track 15) The Big Moon – production (track 6, 12, 14) Adam 'Cecil' Bartlett – additional production (track 9, 10, 11, 13), engineering (track 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13) Andy Hughes – engineering assistance (track 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13) Craig Silvey – mixing (track 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13) Max Prior – mixing assistance (track 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13) John Catlin – engineering (track 3, 4, 8) Kristian Donaldson – engineering assistance (track 3) Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance (track 4, 8) Eduardo de la Paz Canel – mixing (track 12), mixing assistance (track 4, 8) George Murphy – engineering (track 6, 15), mixing (track 15) Greg Calvi – mastering Mark Bishop – engineering (track 12) Josh Faulkner – engineering assistance (track 12) John Davis – mastering (track 12, 15) Rory Attwell – mastering (track 13, 14), production (track 14), engineering (track 14), mixing (track 14) Recording Recorded at Eastcote Studios

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	66

References

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5. Murray, Robin (27 July 2016). "The Big Moon Blaze Back With 'Silent Movie Susie'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
6. Murray, Robin (29 April 2015). "The Big Moon Post Debut Single 'Sucker'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
7. "Reviews and Tracks for Love in the 4th Dimension by The Big Moon". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
8. Hunt, El (7 April 2017). "THE BIG MOON – LOVE IN THE 4TH DIMENSION". DIY. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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10. Gibsone, Harriet (6 April 2017). "The Big Moon: Love in the 4th Dimension review – nostalgic indie with wide-eyed conviction". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
11. Taylor, Chris. "The Big Moon capture lightning in a bottle on their electric debut". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
12. Younis, Reef. "The Big Moon – Love In The 4th Dimension – Album review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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