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'''''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong''''' is the fifth studio album by the British [[indie rock]] band [[Bombay Bicycle Club]]. It was released on 17 January 2020 by the band's own Mmm... Records imprint of [[Island Records]], [[Caroline International]] and [[Arts & Crafts Productions|Arts & Crafts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_share_title_track_from_everything_else_has_gone_wrong |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Title Track from 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' |last=Murphy |first=Sarah |date=27 November 2019 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/09/bombay-bicycle-club-announce-album-and-tour-releas.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Announce New Album, Release "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)" Video |last=Gersten |first=Amanda |date=3 September 2019 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> It is their first album in nearly six years, since the release of ''[[So Long, See You Tomorrow (album)|So Long, See You Tomorrow]]'' (2014).
'''''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong''''' is the fifth studio album by the English [[indie rock]] band [[Bombay Bicycle Club]]. It was released on 17 January 2020 by the band's own Mmm... Records imprint of [[Island Records]], [[Caroline International]] and [[Arts & Crafts Productions|Arts & Crafts]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=27 November 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Title Track from 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_share_title_track_from_everything_else_has_gone_wrong|magazine=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gersten|first=Amanda|date=3 September 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Announce New Album, Release "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)" Video|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/09/bombay-bicycle-club-announce-album-and-tour-releas.html|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> It was their first album in nearly six years, following ''[[So Long, See You Tomorrow (album)|So Long, See You Tomorrow]]'' (2014).


The album debuted at number one on the UK's [[Official Record Store Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/record-store-chart/20200124/530/ |title=Official Record Store Chart Top 40: 24 January 2020 – 30 January 2020 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref>
The album debuted at number one on the UK's [[Official Record Store Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/record-store-chart/20200124/530/|title=Official Record Store Chart Top 40: 24 January 2020 – 30 January 2020|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>


==Background and recording==
==Background and recording==
Bombay Bicycle Club announced an indefinite hiatus on 29 January 2016. However, they explicitly ruled out the notion that the band was breaking up and also alluded toward potential solo material from frontman Jack Steadman and from bassist Ed Nash.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35443091/bombay-bicycle-club-are-taking-a-break-but-not-breaking-up |title=Bombay Bicycle Club are taking a break but not 'breaking up' |date=29 January 2016 |website=[[BBC Newsbeat]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> However, in an interview with ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' Nash recalled Steadman saying that he did not think he wanted to make another Bombay Bicycle Club album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Ties That Bind |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |edition=March 2020 |issue=408 |page=92}}</ref> In January 2017, Nash released the solo album ''The Pace of the Passing'' under the moniker Toothless. It featured [[Marika Hackman]], [[Wild Beasts|Tom Fleming]], [[Liz Lawrence]] and Bombay Bicycle Club drummer Suren de Saram. The album was produced by Nash and Steadman.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/2-10-2017/its-not-a-bad-thing-bombay-bicycle-clubs-ed-nash-talks-bands-hiatus--new-solo-project-toothless.html |title="It's not a bad thing", Bombay Bicycle Club's Ed Nash Talks Band's Hiatus + New Solo Project Toothless |last=Spruch |first=Kirsten |date=10 February 2017 |website=Baeble Music |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/born-anew-an-interview-with-bombay-bicycle-clubs-ed-nash-2495397688.html |title=Born Anew: An Interview with Bombay Bicycle Club's Ed Nash |last=Krisciunas |first=Mantas |date=21 March 2017 |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/exvkpw/premiere-toothless-sisyphus |title=PREMIERE: Toothless - "Sisyphus" |date=24 November 2016 |website=[[Noisey]] |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/music/toothless-the-pace-of-the-passing-review-darkly-playful-a3451491.html |title=Toothless – The Pace of the Passing review: 'darkly playful' |last=Godwin |first=Richard |date=27 January 2017 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://diymag.com/2017/01/27/toothless-the-pace-of-the-passing-album-review |title=Toothless - The Pace of the Passing |last=Johnson |first=Eugenie |date=27 January 2017 |website=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> In March 2017, Jack Steadman formed the solo collaborative project [[Mr Jukes]], releasing the album ''God First'' in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/21/mr-jukes-teams-up-with-bj-the-chicago-kid-for-the-joyful-angelsyour-love |title=Mr Jukes Teams Up With BJ The Chicago Kid For The Joyful "Angels/Your Love" |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=21 March 2017 |website=[[The Fader]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> The album was produced by Steadman and featured [[BJ the Chicago Kid]], [[Elli Ingram]], [[Charles Bradley (singer)|Charles Bradley]], [[De La Soul]], [[Horace Andy]], [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Lianne La Havas]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/mr-jukes-could-be-the-years-most-surprising-return |title=Mr Jukes Could Be The Year's Most Surprising Return |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=31 May 2019 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> During the band's hiatus, guitarist Jamie MacColl completed an undergraduate degree in war studies at [[King's College London]] and a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] in international relations at the [[University of Cambridge]]. He worked as an intelligence analyst for a social security company and also worked at a think tank in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/07/bombay-bicycle-club-gets-back-on-the-bus/ |title=Bombay Bicycle Club gets back on the bus |last=Lello |first=Michael |date=7 October 2019 |website=[[New York Post]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> He also launched Undivided, a [[Brexit]] campaign group to engage with people under the age of 30.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37778492/bombay-bicycle-club-guitarist-jamie-maccoll-launches-brexit-campaign-group-for-under-30s |title=Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist Jamie MacColl launches Brexit campaign group for under-30s |last=Blake |first=Jonathan |date=26 October 2016 |website=[[BBC Newsbeat]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> Nash worked for some time in an office job in the interim.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Ties That Bind |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |edition=March 2020 |issue=408 |page=94}}</ref> Steadman traveled extensively, including traveling on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] as well as riding on a cargo ship from [[China]] to [[Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/18/bombay-bicycle-club-jack-steadman-round-the-world-travel-diary-photography-music |title=Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman: my trip around the world – in pictures |last=Steadman |first=Jack |date=18 July 2017 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
Bombay Bicycle Club announced an indefinite hiatus on 29 January 2016. However, they explicitly ruled out the notion that the band was breaking up and also alluded toward potential solo material from frontman [[Mr Jukes|Jack Steadman]] and from bassist Ed Nash.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bombay Bicycle Club are taking a break but not 'breaking up'|date=29 January 2016|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35443091/bombay-bicycle-club-are-taking-a-break-but-not-breaking-up|work=[[BBC Newsbeat]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> However, in an interview with ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' Nash recalled Steadman saying that he did not think he wanted to make another Bombay Bicycle Club album.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2020|title=The Ties That Bind|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=408|page=92}}</ref> In January 2017, Nash released the solo album ''The Pace of the Passing'' under the moniker Toothless.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Eugenie|date=27 January 2017|title=Toothless - The Pace of the Passing|url=http://diymag.com/2017/01/27/toothless-the-pace-of-the-passing-album-review|magazine=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> It featured vocals by [[Marika Hackman]], [[Wild Beasts|Tom Fleming]], [[Liz Lawrence]] and [[The Staves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/exvkpw/premiere-toothless-sisyphus|title=PREMIERE: Toothless - "Sisyphus"|date=24 November 2016|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schiller|first=Mike|date=16 February 2017|title=Toothless: The Pace of the Passing|url=https://www.popmatters.com/toothless-the-pace-of-the-passing-2495400839.html|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> Bombay Bicycle Club drummer Suren de Saram contributed drumming to the record. The album was produced by Nash and Steadman.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Krisciunas|first=Mantas|date=21 March 2017|title=Born Anew: An Interview with Bombay Bicycle Club's Ed Nash|url=https://www.popmatters.com/born-anew-an-interview-with-bombay-bicycle-clubs-ed-nash-2495397688.html|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> In March 2017, Steadman formed the solo project Mr Jukes, releasing the album ''God First'' in July 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=21 March 2017|title=Mr Jukes Teams Up With BJ The Chicago Kid For The Joyful "Angels/Your Love"|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/21/mr-jukes-teams-up-with-bj-the-chicago-kid-for-the-joyful-angelsyour-love|magazine=[[The Fader]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> The album was produced by Steadman and featured [[BJ the Chicago Kid]], [[Elli Ingram]], [[Charles Bradley (singer)|Charles Bradley]], [[De La Soul]], [[Horace Andy]], [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Lianne La Havas]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=31 May 2019|title=Mr Jukes Could Be The Year's Most Surprising Return|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/mr-jukes-could-be-the-years-most-surprising-return|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> During the band's hiatus, guitarist Jamie MacColl completed an undergraduate degree in war studies at [[King's College London]] and a [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] in international relations at the [[University of Cambridge]]. He worked as an intelligence analyst for a social security company and also worked at a think tank in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Lello|first=Michael|date=7 October 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club gets back on the bus|url=https://nypost.com/2019/10/07/bombay-bicycle-club-gets-back-on-the-bus/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> He also launched Undivided, a [[Brexit]] campaign group to engage with people under the age of 30.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blake|first=Jonathan|date=26 October 2016|title=Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist Jamie MacColl launches Brexit campaign group for under-30s|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37778492/bombay-bicycle-club-guitarist-jamie-maccoll-launches-brexit-campaign-group-for-under-30s|work=[[BBC Newsbeat]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> Nash worked for some time in an office job in the interim.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2020|title=The Ties That Bind|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=408|page=94}}</ref> Steadman traveled extensively, including traveling on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] as well as riding on a cargo ship from [[China]] to [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Steadman|first=Jack|date=18 July 2017|title=Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman: my trip around the world – in pictures|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/18/bombay-bicycle-club-jack-steadman-round-the-world-travel-diary-photography-music|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>


The band later sold all of their equipment and initially had no plans to record new music or tour. MacColl believed the band had effectively broken up, but was surprised when Steadman decided to be in the band again. Months after selling their equipment, they discussed the possibility of doing a one-off tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album ''[[I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose]]'' (2009). However, they believed a one-off anniversary tour was not appropriate considering they were a relatively young band and since they felt they still had ideas for music. They instead quickly focused on writing new music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/bombay-bicycle-club-new-album-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-interview-tour-tickets-2544115 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: "We sold all our instruments. To all intents and purposes, we had broken up" |last=Richards |first=Will |date=3 September 2019 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>
The band later sold all of their equipment and initially had no plans to record new music or tour. MacColl believed the band had effectively broken up, but was surprised when Steadman decided to be in the band again. Months after selling their equipment, they discussed the possibility of doing a one-off tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album ''[[I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose]]'' (2009). However, they believed a one-off anniversary tour was not appropriate considering they were a relatively young band and since they felt they still had ideas for music. They instead quickly focused on writing new music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/music-interviews/bombay-bicycle-club-new-album-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-interview-tour-tickets-2544115|title=Bombay Bicycle Club: "We sold all our instruments. To all intents and purposes, we had broken up"|last=Richards|first=Will|date=3 September 2019|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>


In January 2019, the band announced that they were ending their hiatus and that they would be performing concerts later in 2019, with intentions to record new music as well.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bombay-bicycle-club-back-new-music-live-shows-release-date-a8728411.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club announce comeback with new music and live shows planned: 'We've missed you' |last=Saddler |first=Jack |date=15 January 2019 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/01/15/bombay-bicycle-club-announce-return-to-music |title=Bombay Bicycle Club announce return to music |last=Maicki |first=Salvatore |date=15 January 2019 |website=[[The Fader]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> Bombay Bicycle Club began recording for ''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'' on 25 March 2019 at [[Konk (recording studio)|Konk Studios]] in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-recording-new-album-2467168 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club are recording a new album |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=26 March 2019 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> The band released an [[extended play]] of demos from 2004–2008 on 3 July 2019, marking exactly ten years since the release of their debut album on 3 July 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-play-debut-album-full-new-uk-tour-2523354 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club to play debut album in full on new UK tour |last=Richards |first=Will |date=3 July 2019 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> The band completed recording for the album on 14 September 2019 with producer [[John Congleton]] at Sargent Recorders in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1173253832186314752 |user=BombayBicycle |title=Yesterday we finished recording Everything Else Has Gone Wrong with @congletonjohn in LA. We know it’s been a long wait, so as a reward for your patience here’s a video of Suren recording topless. You can pre-order the album now: https://bombaybicycleclub.lnk.to/EEHGWAlbumTW |date=15 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="liner notes"/> The album was primarily produced by John Congleton with additional production by Steadman, except "Racing Stripes" which was produced by both Congleton and Steadman.<ref name="liner notes"/>
In January 2019, the band announced that they were ending their hiatus and that they would be performing concerts later in 2019, with intentions to record new music as well.<ref>{{cite news|last=Saddler|first=Jack|date=15 January 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club announce comeback with new music and live shows planned: 'We've missed you'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bombay-bicycle-club-back-new-music-live-shows-release-date-a8728411.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=15 January 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club announce return to music|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/01/15/bombay-bicycle-club-announce-return-to-music|magazine=[[The Fader]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> Bombay Bicycle Club began recording for ''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'' on 25 March 2019 at [[Konk (recording studio)|Konk Studios]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-recording-new-album-2467168|title=Bombay Bicycle Club are recording a new album|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=26 March 2019|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> The band released an [[extended play]] of demos from 2004 to 2008 on 3 July 2019, marking exactly ten years since the release of their debut album on 3 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-play-debut-album-full-new-uk-tour-2523354|title=Bombay Bicycle Club to play debut album in full on new UK tour|last=Richards|first=Will|date=3 July 2019|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> The band completed recording for the album on 14 September 2019 with producer [[John Congleton]] at Sargent Recorders in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=BombayBicycle|number=1173253832186314752|date=15 September 2019|title=Yesterday we finished recording Everything Else Has Gone Wrong with @congletonjohn in LA. We know it's been a long wait, so as a reward for your patience here's a video of Suren recording topless. You can pre-order the album now: https://bombaybicycleclub.lnk.to/EEHGWAlbumTW}}</ref><ref name="liner notes"/> The album was primarily produced by John Congleton with additional production by Steadman, except "Racing Stripes" which was produced by both Congleton and Steadman.<ref name="liner notes"/>


==Release and promotion==
==Release and promotion==
The lead single to promote the album, "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)", was released on 27 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8528577/eat-sleep-wake-bombay-bicycle-club |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Return With First Single in Five Years, 'Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)': Listen |last=Spruch |first=Kirsten |date=28 August 2019 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> A music video directed by Louis Bhose, the band's former touring keyboardist, was released on 3 September 2019 and was shot in [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_detail_new_album_everything_else_has_gone_wrong |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Detail New Album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |date=3 September 2019 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
The lead single to promote the album, "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)", was released on 27 August 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Spruch|first=Kirsten|date=28 August 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Return With First Single in Five Years, 'Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)': Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8528577/eat-sleep-wake-bombay-bicycle-club|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> A music video directed by Louis Bhose, the band's former touring keyboardist, was released on 3 September 2019 and was shot in [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=3 September 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Detail New Album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_detail_new_album_everything_else_has_gone_wrong|magazine=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>


The second single, "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong", was released on 27 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-title-track-album-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-2579573 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club share hopeful title track from upcoming album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' – listen |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=27 November 2019 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref> An accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose was released the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_share_title_track_from_everything_else_has_gone_wrong |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Title Track from 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' |last=Murphy |first=Sarah |date=27 November 2019 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
The second single, "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong", was released on 27 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-title-track-album-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-2579573|title=Bombay Bicycle Club share hopeful title track from upcoming album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' – listen|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=27 November 2019|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> An accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose was released the same day.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=27 November 2019|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Title Track from 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club_share_title_track_from_everything_else_has_gone_wrong|magazine=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>


On 19 December 2019, "Racing Stripes" was released as the third single with an accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose and shot in the [[Lofoten|Lofoten Islands]] of northern [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-clubs-racing-stripes-2589715 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club release airy new single 'Racing Stripes' |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=19 December 2019 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>
On 19 December 2019, "Racing Stripes" was released as the third single with an accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose and shot in the [[Lofoten|Lofoten Islands]] of northern [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-clubs-racing-stripes-2589715|title=Bombay Bicycle Club release airy new single 'Racing Stripes'|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=19 December 2019|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>


"I Can Hardly Speak" was released as the fourth single on 1 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-share-lyric-video-i-can-hardly-speak-2592047 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club share lyric video for glimmering new track 'I Can Hardly Speak' |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2 January 2020 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/bombay-bicycle-club-kick-off-2020-with-new-single-i-can-hardly-speak |title=Bombay Bicycle Club kick off 2020 with new single "I Can Hardly Speak" |last=Kenneally |first=Cerys |date=1 January 2020 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>
"I Can Hardly Speak" was released as the fourth single on 1 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-share-lyric-video-i-can-hardly-speak-2592047|title=Bombay Bicycle Club share lyric video for glimmering new track 'I Can Hardly Speak'|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=2 January 2020|website=[[NME]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=1 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club kick off 2020 with new single "I Can Hardly Speak"|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/bombay-bicycle-club-kick-off-2020-with-new-single-i-can-hardly-speak|magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>


"Is It Real" was released as the fifth single on 14 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.readdork.com/news/bombay-bicycle-club-have-dropped-another-new-track-is-it-real |title=Bombay Bicycle Club have dropped another new track, 'Is It Real' |date=14 January 2020 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |accessdate=14 January 2020}}</ref>
"Is It Real" was released as the fifth single on 14 January 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=14 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club have dropped another new track, 'Is It Real'|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/bombay-bicycle-club-have-dropped-another-new-track-is-it-real|magazine=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]]|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>


==Artwork==
==Artwork==
The artwork illustrations for the album and its singles were commissioned by the band from Spanish artist María Medem.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2020/01/bombay-bicycle-club-share-ethereal-single-i-can-ha.html |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Ethereal New Single "I Can Hardly Speak" |last=Goodridge |first=Hayden |date=2 January 2020 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>
The artwork illustrations for the album and its singles were commissioned by the band from Spanish artist María Medem.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Goodridge|first=Hayden|date=2 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Share Ethereal New Single "I Can Hardly Speak"|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2020/01/bombay-bicycle-club-share-ethereal-single-i-can-ha.html|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 7.4/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10201/Bombay-Bicycle-Club-Everything-Else-Has-Gone-Wrong.aspx |title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong by Bombay Bicycle Club reviews |publisher=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref>
| ADM = 7.4/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10201/Bombay-Bicycle-Club-Everything-Else-Has-Gone-Wrong.aspx|title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong by Bombay Bicycle Club reviews|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-else-has-gone-wrong/bombay-bicycle-club |title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong by Bombay Bicycle Club Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=30 January 2020}}</ref>
| MC = 74/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-else-has-gone-wrong/bombay-bicycle-club|title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong by Bombay Bicycle Club Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-else-has-gone-wrong-mw0003334671 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |last=Collar |first=Matt |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=18 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-else-has-gone-wrong-mw0003334671|title=Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong|last=Collar|first=Matt|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-rallying/ |title=Bombay Bicycle Club, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, review: a rallying cry for the age of anxiety |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=17 January 2020 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=17 January 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=McCormick|first=Neil|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=17 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong, review: a rallying cry for the age of anxiety|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-rallying/|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210604114154/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-rallying/|archive-date=4 June 2021|access-date=17 January 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club-everything_else_has_gone_wrong |title=Bombay Bicycle Club Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |last=Mohammed |first=Jenna |date=14 January 2020 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=14 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev3score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mohammed|first=Jenna|date=14 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club Everything Else Has Gone Wrong|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bombay_bicycle_club-everything_else_has_gone_wrong|magazine=[[Exclaim!]]|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/17/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong review – songs to buy a mid-range hatchback to |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=17 January 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=17 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong review – songs to buy a mid-range hatchback to|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/17/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club-review-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-gabrielle-aplin-dear-happy-a9285111.html |title=Album reviews: Bombay Bicycle Club – 'Everything Else has Gone Wrong' and Gabrielle Aplin – 'Dear Happy' |last=Bray |first=Elisa |date=16 January 2020 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Bray|first=Elisa|date=16 January 2020|title=Album reviews: Bombay Bicycle Club – 'Everything Else has Gone Wrong' and Gabrielle Aplin – 'Dear Happy'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club-review-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-gabrielle-aplin-dear-happy-a9285111.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-2594875 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club – 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' review: nostalgic kicks and fresh new sounds |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=16 January 2020 |website=[[NME]] |accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-2594875|title=Bombay Bicycle Club – 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong' review: nostalgic kicks and fresh new sounds|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=16 January 2020|website=[[NME]]|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 5.9/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong/ |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong Album Review |last=Cliff |first=Aimee |date=23 January 2020 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev7score = 5.9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong/|title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong Album Review|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|date=23 January 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Q">{{Cite magazine |last=Doherty |first=Niall |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |edition=March 2020 |issue=408 |page=114}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Q">{{cite magazine|last=Doherty|first=Niall|date=March 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=408|page=114}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev9 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-formulaic-return-from-london-indie-rockers-x9lr2lmzj |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong review — formulaic return from London indie rockers |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |author-link=Will Hodgkinson |date=17 January 2020 |website=[[The Times]] |accessdate=17 January 2020 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|author-link=Will Hodgkinson|date=17 January 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong review — formulaic return from London indie rockers|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-formulaic-return-from-london-indie-rockers-x9lr2lmzj|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Times]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210730003211/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bombay-bicycle-club-everything-else-has-gone-wrong-review-formulaic-return-from-london-indie-rockers-x9lr2lmzj|archive-date=30 July 2021|access-date=17 January 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10score = 7/10<ref name="Uncut">{{Cite magazine |last=Cochrane |first=Greg |title=Bombay Bicycle Club: Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |edition=February 2020 |issue=273 |page=25}}</ref>
| rev10score = 7/10<ref name="Uncut">{{cite magazine|last=Cochrane|first=Greg|date=February 2020|title=Bombay Bicycle Club – Everything Else Has Gone Wrong|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=273|page=25}}</ref>
}}
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''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'' received mostly favourable reviews from contemporary [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 from reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 74, based on sixteen reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/> Aggregator [[AnyDecentMusic?]] gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<ref name="ADM"/>
''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong'' received mostly favourable reviews from contemporary [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 from reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 74, based on sixteen reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/> Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<ref name="ADM"/>


Niall Doherty of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' gave the album a favourable review, writing, "Jack Steadman's breezy melodies are the perfect counter to the mutating musical backdrop."<ref name="Q"/> Greg Cochrane of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' gave the album a favourable review, calling "Good Day" its "vulnerable centerpiece" and "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)" a "reminder of how far they've advanced since their early badge as adolescent indie rockers."<ref name="Uncut"/>
Niall Doherty of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' gave the album a favourable review, writing, "Jack Steadman's breezy melodies are the perfect counter to the mutating musical backdrop."<ref name="Q"/> Greg Cochrane of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' gave the album a favourable review, calling "Good Day" its "vulnerable centerpiece" and "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)" a "reminder of how far they've advanced since their early badge as adolescent indie rockers."<ref name="Uncut"/>
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{{Track listing
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| title1 = Get Up
| title1 = Get Up
| writer1 = Jack Steadman
| writer1 = [[Mr Jukes|Jack Steadman]]
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* [[John Congleton]]
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* Steadman{{ref|a|[a]}}
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong''.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong |others=[[Bombay Bicycle Club]] |publisher=Mmm...Records, [[Caroline International]], [[Island Records]] |year=2020 |type=liner notes |id=0827596}}</ref>
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Everything Else Has Gone Wrong''.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Else Has Gone Wrong|others=[[Bombay Bicycle Club]]|year=2020|type=liner notes|publisher=Mmm...Records, [[Caroline International]], [[Island Records]]|id=0827596}}</ref>


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==Charts==
==Charts==
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! scope="row"| [[ARIA Digital Album Chart|Australian Digital Albums]] ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/8AF5E4A84458169EFEE1BFFCCFC1766386C0F1CCEE8D98256C88527BE4FB7C2F/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=30|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[ARIA Digital Album Chart|Australian Digital Albums]] ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/8AF5E4A84458169EFEE1BFFCCFC1766386C0F1CCEE8D98256C88527BE4FB7C2F/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=30|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=27 January 2020|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[List of 2020 albums]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2020 albums]]
[[Category:2020 albums]]
[[Category:Bombay Bicycle Club albums]]
[[Category:Bombay Bicycle Club albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jack Steadman (musician)]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Congleton]]
[[Category:Albums produced by John Congleton]]
[[Category:Island Records albums]]
[[Category:Island Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:47, 3 December 2024

Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Studio album by
Bombay Bicycle Club
Released17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Recorded25 March–14 September 2019
Studio
  • Konk (London)
  • Sargent Recorders (Los Angeles)
Length41:40
Label
Producer
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
So Long, See You Tomorrow
(2014) 		Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
(2020) 		My Big Day
(2023)
Singles from Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
  1. "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)"
    Released: 27 August 2019
  2. "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong"
    Released: 27 November 2019
  3. "Racing Stripes"
    Released: 19 December 2019
  4. "I Can Hardly Speak"
    Released: 1 January 2020
  5. "Is It Real"
    Released: 14 January 2020

Everything Else Has Gone Wrong is the fifth studio album by the English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club. It was released on 17 January 2020 by the band's own Mmm... Records imprint of Island Records, Caroline International and Arts & Crafts.[1][2] It was their first album in nearly six years, following So Long, See You Tomorrow (2014).

The album debuted at number one on the UK's Official Record Store Chart.[3]

Background and recording

[edit]

Bombay Bicycle Club announced an indefinite hiatus on 29 January 2016. However, they explicitly ruled out the notion that the band was breaking up and also alluded toward potential solo material from frontman Jack Steadman and from bassist Ed Nash.[4] However, in an interview with Q Nash recalled Steadman saying that he did not think he wanted to make another Bombay Bicycle Club album.[5] In January 2017, Nash released the solo album The Pace of the Passing under the moniker Toothless.[6] It featured vocals by Marika Hackman, Tom Fleming, Liz Lawrence and The Staves.[7][8] Bombay Bicycle Club drummer Suren de Saram contributed drumming to the record. The album was produced by Nash and Steadman.[9] In March 2017, Steadman formed the solo project Mr Jukes, releasing the album God First in July 2017.[10] The album was produced by Steadman and featured BJ the Chicago Kid, Elli Ingram, Charles Bradley, De La Soul, Horace Andy, Lalah Hathaway, Lianne La Havas.[11] During the band's hiatus, guitarist Jamie MacColl completed an undergraduate degree in war studies at King's College London and a MPhil in international relations at the University of Cambridge. He worked as an intelligence analyst for a social security company and also worked at a think tank in Washington, D.C.[12] He also launched Undivided, a Brexit campaign group to engage with people under the age of 30.[13] Nash worked for some time in an office job in the interim.[14] Steadman traveled extensively, including traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway as well as riding on a cargo ship from China to Canada.[15]

The band later sold all of their equipment and initially had no plans to record new music or tour. MacColl believed the band had effectively broken up, but was surprised when Steadman decided to be in the band again. Months after selling their equipment, they discussed the possibility of doing a one-off tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009). However, they believed a one-off anniversary tour was not appropriate considering they were a relatively young band and since they felt they still had ideas for music. They instead quickly focused on writing new music.[16]

In January 2019, the band announced that they were ending their hiatus and that they would be performing concerts later in 2019, with intentions to record new music as well.[17][18] Bombay Bicycle Club began recording for Everything Else Has Gone Wrong on 25 March 2019 at Konk Studios in London.[19] The band released an extended play of demos from 2004 to 2008 on 3 July 2019, marking exactly ten years since the release of their debut album on 3 July 2009.[20] The band completed recording for the album on 14 September 2019 with producer John Congleton at Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles, California.[21][22] The album was primarily produced by John Congleton with additional production by Steadman, except "Racing Stripes" which was produced by both Congleton and Steadman.[22]

Release and promotion

[edit]

The lead single to promote the album, "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)", was released on 27 August 2019.[23] A music video directed by Louis Bhose, the band's former touring keyboardist, was released on 3 September 2019 and was shot in Ukraine.[24]

The second single, "Everything Else Has Gone Wrong", was released on 27 November 2019.[25] An accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose was released the same day.[26]

On 19 December 2019, "Racing Stripes" was released as the third single with an accompanying music video directed by Louis Bhose and shot in the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway.[27]

"I Can Hardly Speak" was released as the fourth single on 1 January 2020.[28][29]

"Is It Real" was released as the fifth single on 14 January 2020.[30]

Artwork

[edit]

The artwork illustrations for the album and its singles were commissioned by the band from Spanish artist María Medem.[31]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[32]
Metacritic74/100[33]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[34]
The Daily Telegraph[35]
Exclaim!8/10[36]
The Guardian[37]
The Independent[38]
NME[39]
Pitchfork5.9/10[40]
Q[41]
The Times[42]
Uncut7/10[43]

Everything Else Has Gone Wrong received mostly favourable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 74, based on sixteen reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[33] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[32]

Niall Doherty of Q gave the album a favourable review, writing, "Jack Steadman's breezy melodies are the perfect counter to the mutating musical backdrop."[41] Greg Cochrane of Uncut gave the album a favourable review, calling "Good Day" its "vulnerable centerpiece" and "Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)" a "reminder of how far they've advanced since their early badge as adolescent indie rockers."[43]

Track listing

[edit]
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Get Up"Jack Steadman
2:33
2."Is It Real"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
3:05
3."Everything Else Has Gone Wrong"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
4:09
4."I Can Hardly Speak"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
3:59
5."Good Day"Ed NashCongleton3:52
6."Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing but You)"
  • Nash
  • Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
3:39
7."I Worry Bout You"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
3:40
8."People People" (featuring Liz Lawrence)
Congleton3:27
9."Do You Feel Loved?"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
4:22
10."Let You Go"Steadman
  • Congleton
  • Steadman[a]
4:48
11."Racing Stripes"Steadman
  • Steadman
  • Congleton
4:06
Total length:41:40

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Everything Else Has Gone Wrong.[22]

Charts

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Chart performance for Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[44] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] 172
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[46] 68
Irish Albums (OCC)[47] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[48] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[49] 4

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