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The follow-up to Lost Friends, a Top Ten-charting debut in their native Australia, Today We're the Greatest finds hook-driven indie pop/rock trio Middle Kids in an openhearted and appreciative state of mind -- but not without reservations and deep introspection. Between releases, founding members Hannah Joy and Tim Fitz got married, and the album opens with spare acoustic guitar, a poignant tone, and the words: "Hope is an underrated word that I heard when I was younger" ("Bad Neighbours"). The song's arrangement gains only strings and understated noise effects in service of a quiet, anxious prelude. However, catchy, vibrant, fully arranged tracks follow in the form of rocker "Cellophane (Brain)" and the galloping "R U 4 Me?," establishing that Today We're the Greatest intends to ruminate to the upper tiers of the theater. While the album includes a handful of cigarette lighter-friendly ballads, including the title track and the banjo-stippled "Lost in Los Angeles," touches of intimacy temper even the lushest, most exuberant entries. The rousing, clattering, and ultimately romantic "Run with You," for instance, weaves a pulsing recording of the couple's first child's 20-week sonogram into the mix. That song also features a grungy lead guitar line that eventually falls into loose counterpoint with Joy's soaring main melody. More rankled moments include the circular anthem "I Don't Care" ("I gotta do what I want to"), but these are outweighed by hard-won gratitude and affection on a set that above all delivers on big hooks.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
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Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Chae, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Champion, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kyle Berzle, Producer, Additional Producer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Willett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Doherty, ComposerLyricist - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars Stalfors, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Horscroft, Producer, Co-Producer - Harry Day, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy English, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Neighbour, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Joy, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Middle Kids, MainArtist - Tim Fitz, Engineer, Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Cameron, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Fitzmaurice, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Middle Kids, Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited.
Album review
The follow-up to Lost Friends, a Top Ten-charting debut in their native Australia, Today We're the Greatest finds hook-driven indie pop/rock trio Middle Kids in an openhearted and appreciative state of mind -- but not without reservations and deep introspection. Between releases, founding members Hannah Joy and Tim Fitz got married, and the album opens with spare acoustic guitar, a poignant tone, and the words: "Hope is an underrated word that I heard when I was younger" ("Bad Neighbours"). The song's arrangement gains only strings and understated noise effects in service of a quiet, anxious prelude. However, catchy, vibrant, fully arranged tracks follow in the form of rocker "Cellophane (Brain)" and the galloping "R U 4 Me?," establishing that Today We're the Greatest intends to ruminate to the upper tiers of the theater. While the album includes a handful of cigarette lighter-friendly ballads, including the title track and the banjo-stippled "Lost in Los Angeles," touches of intimacy temper even the lushest, most exuberant entries. The rousing, clattering, and ultimately romantic "Run with You," for instance, weaves a pulsing recording of the couple's first child's 20-week sonogram into the mix. That song also features a grungy lead guitar line that eventually falls into loose counterpoint with Joy's soaring main melody. More rankled moments include the circular anthem "I Don't Care" ("I gotta do what I want to"), but these are outweighed by hard-won gratitude and affection on a set that above all delivers on big hooks.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:38
- Main artists: Middle Kids
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd (Distribution)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2021 Middle Kids ℗ 2021 Middle Kids
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