Reeling (album)

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Reeling
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Studio album by
Released11 March 2022
GenreGrunge, garage rock[1][2]
Length43:28
LabelFiction
ProducerCatherine Marks
The Mysterines chronology
Love's Not Enough
(2020)
Reeling
(2022)
All These Things
(2022)
Singles from Reeling
  1. "Love's Not Enough"
    Released: 5 February 2020[3]
  2. "In My Head"
    Released: 13 July 2021[4]
  3. "The Bad Thing"
    Released: 3 December 2021[5]
  4. "Dangerous"
    Released: 12 January 2022[6]

Reeling is the debut album by British alternative rock band the Mysterines,[7] released 11 March 2022 via Fiction Records.[8]

Reception[edit]

Reeling ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[7]
Metacritic81/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[1]
Dork[10]
Gigwise[11]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[12]
MusicOMH[2]
NME[8]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Reeling received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[9]

Year-end lists[edit]

Reeling year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Atwood Magazine [13]
Louder Than War 47 [14]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Lia Metcalfe except where noted

Reeling track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life's a Bitch (But I Like It So Much)"Callum Thompson, Lia Metcalfe2:50
2."Hung Up"Thompson, Metcalfe3:24
3."Reeling" 3:08
4."Old Friends / Die Hard"Metcalfe, Nick Power2:18
5."Dangerous"Thompson, Metcalfe3:31
6."On the Run"Thompson, Metcalfe2:38
7."Under Your Skin" 2:47
8."The Bad Thing" 4:24
9."In My Head" 3:54
10."Means to Bleed"Thompson, Metcalfe2:57
11."All These Things"Thompson, Metcalfe4:29
12."Still Call You Home" 2:29
13."The Confession Song" 4:32
Total length:43:28

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

  • Lia Metcalfe – vocals, guitar, piano (3, 13), percussion (4, 7, 13)
  • Callum Thompson – guitar (1-11, 13), backing vocals (1-7, 9-11)
  • George Favager – bass guitar (1-6, 8-11, 13), backing vocals (7)
  • Paul Crilly – drums (1-11, 13), percussion (4-7, 10, 11, 13), guitar (4, 11), backing vocals (4, 6, 7, 11, 13)
  • Ben Harper – backing vocals (11)
  • Matthew Thomson – backing vocals (13)

Technical[edit]

  • Catherine Marks – producer, mixing (2-13)
  • Richie Kennedy – mixing, recording engineer
  • Ben Harper – assistant recording engineer
  • John Davis – mastering engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing (1)
  • Tom Herbert – mixing assistant (1)
  • Caesar Edmunds – mix engineer (1)


Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Reeling
Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 9
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[16] 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wilkes, Emma (9 March 2022). "The Mysterines - Reeling review". Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Marsh, Graeme (11 March 2022). "The Mysterines - Reeling". MusicOMH. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Danial (5 February 2020). "The Mysterines - "Love's Not Enough'". When the Horn Blows. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Golsen, Tyler (13 July 2021). "The Mysterines share brand new single "In My Head"". Far Out. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "The Mysterines Drop New Track "The Bad Thing"". DIY. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (12 January 2022). "The Mysterines have dropped a "Dangerous" new single". Dork. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Reeling by the Mysterines reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b Buchanan, Rhys (10 March 2022). "The Mysterines - Reeling review: thrilling grunge-rock with supersized swagger". NME. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Reeling by the Mysterines Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Neive (10 March 2022). "The Mysterines - Reeling". Dork. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  11. ^ Greer, Vicky (7 March 2022). "Album Review: The Mysterines - Reeling". Gigwise. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  12. ^ Holden, Finlay (8 March 2022). "The Mysterines prove that British rock is still the real deal on their relentless debut Reeling". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ Mosk, Mitch (21 December 2022). "Atwood Magazine's 2022 Albums of the Year". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Albums of the Year 2022 – The Top 100". Louder Than War. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2022.