Big Mess Grouplove

• 1 Welcome To Your Life 03:48
• 2 Do You Love Someone 03:51
• 3 Standing in The Sun 04:16
• 4 Enlighten Me 03:53
• 5 Good Morning 03:40
• 6 Spinning 04:02
• 7 Cannonball 03:18
• 8 Traumatized 03:00
• 9 Heart Of Mine 03:16
• 10 Don't Stop Making It Happen 03:01
• 11 Hollywood 04:11
• Total Runtime 40:16

Info for Big Mess

Eine der erfrischendsten, innovativsten Alternative-Bands der letzten Jahre ist zurück. "Big Mess" ist das dritte Album der Band aus Los Angeles, die mit Songs wie "Tongue Tied", "Colours" und "Ways To Go" Bekanntheit erlangte. Es folgt auf "Spreading Rumours" (2013). Das Werk wurde in Los Angeles und Seattle mit den Produzenten Captain Cuts (alias Ryan Rabin von Grouplove) und Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, The Shins) aufgenommen. "Big Mess" glänzt erneut mit jeder Menge hymnischen Refrains und ansteckenden Hooks.

"Wir haben dieses Album an einer wichtigen Wegscheide in unserem Leben gemacht und für uns ist durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Phil Ek in Seattle und Ryan in L.A. ein Traum wahr geworden. Wir freuen uns unglaublich, es der Welt vorzustellen!", kommentiert Sänger / Gitarrist Christian Zucconi.

Christian Zucconi, Vocals, Gitarre
Hannah Hooper, Vocals, Keys
Sean Gadd, Bass, Vocals
Andrew Wessen, Gitarre, Vocals
Ryan Rabin, Drums

GROUPLOVE
Hannah Hooper met Christian Zucconi late one evening on the lower east side of Manhattan. They had both been living in New York for years and had never crossed paths before. But from that night forward the two could hardly be pulled apart. Soon after their connection Hooper was invited to an art residency in Greece on the island of Crete and Hooper insists 'without any hesitation' she invited Zucconi to join her on this journey. 'Seriously, we had only known one another for a few days but are both so inspired and alive when we are together that going to Greece seemed like a magical and natural thing to do' recalls Zucconi.

On Crete, in a small remote mountain village, Hooper and Zucconi met the members of their future band 'GROUPLOVE' a year before it was officially formed. Sean Gadd, a natural songwriter and guitar player, born and bred in London instantly bonded with the two eccentric New Yorkers. Their relationship became apparent through the music they were making day in and day out. Andrew Wessen, a pro surfer and musician from Los Angeles and his childhood friend Ryan Rabin, an accomplished drummer and producer, were also at the residency and quickly joined in with the musical trio. These five musicians make up the members of what we now know as GROUPLOVE.

Like all good things, the summer and the residency came to an end and the five friends scattered back to their homes all over the globe. With Sean in London, Christian and Hannah in Brooklyn and Ryan and Andrew in Los Angeles GROUPLOVE was faced with the challenge of what to do now. 'We all understood how rare it is for five strangers to feel as close as family and create passionate music together. We couldn't just return to Brooklyn and let the music we all made fade into a memory of that summer we had in Greece,' explains Zucconi. Everyone pulled their funds together and Sean, Christian and Hannah made their way to Ryan Rabin's studio in LA to record their album. 'We seriously had the best time of our lives doing that record', says Zucconi. And the result is an incredibly special album where soaring harmonies coupled with sweeping anthems lead you through their powerful journey. Like the members of GROUPLOVE, their music is diverse in influence and style but bonded together by an undeniably creative kinship.

Their experience back together and recording together was so potent that Hooper and Zucconi packed up their lives in Brooklyn and moved to LA to live and play their music.

'We never could have dreamt this up' says Zucconi, 'but at the same time we're not at all surprised - GROUPLOVE is meant to be. Our story a testament to fate, and our music is something we are ready to share.'

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