Here Is Everything

Here Is Everything is the third studio album by British indie rock band the Big Moon, released on 14 October 2022 via Fiction Records.^[1]

Here Is Everything
Studio album by the Big Moon
Released	14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)
Length	46:32
Label	Fiction
Producer	Adam Barlett
The Big Moon chronology
Walking Like We Do (2020) Here Is Everything (2022)
Singles from Here Is Everything
"Wide Eyes" Released: 13 July 2022 "Trouble" Released: 5 September 2022 "This Love" Released: 5 October 2022

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.^[2]

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".^[3]

The second single from the album titled "Trouble" was released on 5 September 2022.^[4][5] The track deals with Jackson's trauma surrounding giving birth. Clash described the track as a "mature, melodic, and insightful look at motherhood".^[6]

The album's third single, "This Love" was released on 5 October 2022.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10[9]
DIY	[10]
Gigwise	[11]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[12]
Loud and Quiet	7/10[13]
NME	[14]

Upon its release, Here Is Everything received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, 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".^[8] In a positive review, Kyann-Sian Williams of NME rated Here Is Everything four out of five stars, calling it "emotive and glossy" and "gives space to breathe in this busy world".^[14] 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.^[12]

Track listing

Here Is Everything track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"2 Lines"			4:00
2.	"Wide Eyes"	Juliette Jackson Jessica Winter	Adam Barlett Juliette Jackson Soph Nathan Fern Ford Jessica Winter	3:30
3.	"Daydreaming"			4:03
4.	"This Love"			4:53
5.	"Sucker Punch"			4:30
6.	"My Very Best"			4:24
7.	"Ladye Bay"			4:33
8.	"Trouble"			3:51
9.	"High & Low"			3:35
10.	"Magic"			4:02
11.	"Satellites"			5:11
Total length:				46:32

All tracks are written by Juliette Jackson unless otherwise noted

Expanded Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Round Forever"	Celia Archer	4:45
13.	"Summer Still Comes"		4:35
Total length:			55:52

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

Chart performance for Here Is Everything

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	10
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	9
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17]	3

References

1. MacMillan, Jamie (13 July 2022). "The Big Moon are back with a brand new track and news of a new album". Dork. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
2. Daly, Rhian (13 July 2022). "The Big Moon talk new album 'Here Is Everything': "I just couldn't believe I would ever do anything creative again"". NME. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
3. "The Big Moon Announce New Album 'Here Is Everything'". DIY. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. Gallagher, Alex (6 September 2022). "The Big Moon let go of memories on new single 'Trouble'". NME. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. "The Big Moon Share New Single 'Trouble'". DIY. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
6. Murray, Robin (6 September 2022). "The Big Moon's 'Trouble' Is About The Changes Wrought By Motherhood". Clash. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. Richards, Will (5 October 2022). "Listen to The Big Moon's moving new song 'This Love'". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
8. "Here Is Everything by The Big Moon". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
9. Murray, Robin (13 October 2022). "The Big Moon – Here Is Everything". Clash. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
10. Wright, Lisa (14 October 2022). "Album Review: The Big Moon - Here Is Everything". DIY. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
11. Harris, Cameron Sinclair (13 October 2022). "Album Review: The Big Moon - Here Is Everything". Gigwise. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. Williams, Lana (13 October 2022). "The Big Moon offer all that they have on Here Is Everything". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
13. Darlington, Susan (10 October 2022). "Reviews: The Big Moon Here Is Everything". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
14. Williams, Kyann-Sian (13 October 2022). "The Big Moon – 'Here Is Everything' review: their deepest, most emotional album yet". NME. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2022.