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2023 studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club
My Big Day
A suited man with eggs on his eyes
Studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club
Released20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)
StudioThe Church, London
Length43:34
Label
ProducerJack Steadman
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
(2020) 		My Big Day
(2023) 		Fantasies
(2024)
Singles from My Big Day
  1. "My Big Day"
    Released: 14 June 2023
  2. "Diving"
    Released: 19 July 2023
  3. "I Want to Be Your Only Pet"
    Released: 23 August 2023
  4. "Turn the World On"
    Released: 13 September 2023
  5. "Tekken 2"
    Released: 11 October 2023

My Big Day is the sixth studio album by the English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club. It was released on 20 October 2023 by the band's own Mmm... Records imprint of Island Records, and was produced by frontman Jack Steadman; the first to be produced by him since 2014's So Long, See You Tomorrow. The album includes collaborations with Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya, Damon Albarn, Chaka Khan and Holly Humberstone. It received acclaim from critics.

Recording

The album was recorded at The Church Studios in North London.

"Sleepless" and "Rural Radio Predicts the Rapture" feature sample replays produced by Ali Jamieson, Richard Adlam and Hal Ritson for Replay Heaven.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY
Evening Standard
The Line of Best Fit8/10
MusicOMH
NME

My Big Day received a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on six critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". David Smyth of the Evening Standard called the album both "a star-studded surprise" and "an album that is excellently suited to the impatient streaming generation. It's 11 bands for the price of one". Rishi Shah of NME described it as having an "unwavering sense of adventure" and felt "the results are as eclectic as would suggest", concluding that it is "a creative milestone in itself" as well as "a far cry from the four-to-the-floor, teenage guitar band that a whole generation grew up with".

Reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, Lana Williams summarised it as the band's "most unpredictable and utterly impressive album to date" as well as "vibrant, joyous, and completely delectable". MusicOMH's John Murphy wrote that "although much of the album is still very recognisable 'Bombay Bicycle Club', it also takes many unexpected turns" on account of its guest vocalists, also dubbing it "the sound of a band off the leash". Lisa Wright of DIY opined that it is a "record that feels effortlessly comfortable in its own skin whilst still managing to tread new ground" and "the best the band have ever sounded".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Steadman, except where noted.

My Big Day track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just a Little More Time" 3:22
2."I Want to Be Your Only Pet" 3:34
3."Sleepless" (with Jay Som)4:05
4."My Big Day"
  • Steadman
  • Ed Nash
2:48
5."Turn the World On" 3:30
6."Meditate" (with Nilüfer Yanya) 5:23
7."Rural Radio Predicts the Rapture" 2:04
8."Heaven" (with Damon Albarn)5:22
9."Tekken 2" (with Chaka Khan) 3:50
10."Diving" (featuring Holly Humberstone) 3:35
11."Onward" 6:01
Total length:43:34

Notes

  • "Sleepless" contains elements of the composition "Hell's Gate Island", as written by Shinichi Tanabe.
  • "My Big Day" contains elements from the sample pack 1993 by Soul Surplus.
  • "Rural Radio Predicts the Rapture" contains elements of the composition "La Peri", as written by Paul Dukas.
  • "Heaven" contains elements of "Pouqui" by Les Vikings de la Guadeloupe, as written by Pierre-Edouard Décimus.

Personnel

Bombay Bicycle Club

  • Jack Steadman – brass arrangement and composition (11)
  • Jamie MacColl
  • Suren De Saram
  • Ed Nash

Additional musicians

  • Freya Douglas-Morris – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Tamara Douglas-Morris – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • James Higson – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Neill MacColl – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Daniel McCarthy – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Rae Morris – backing vocals (1, 5, 8)
  • Will Taylor – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Nicolas Hill – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Dorcas Kiernan – backing vocals (9)
  • Sally Herbert – strings, brass and woodwind arrangement and composition (8)
  • Kate St John – brass arrangement and composition (11)
  • Natalie Bonner – violin (8)
  • Calina de la Mare – violin (8)
  • Richard George – violin (8)
  • Everton Nelson – violin (8)
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin (8)
  • Reiad Chibah – viola (8, 11)
  • Kate Musker – viola (8)
  • Ian Burdge – cello (8)
  • Richard Pryce – bass (8)
  • Dan Newell – trumpet (8)
  • Richard Watkins – French horn (8, 11)
  • Andy Woods – trombone (8, 11)
  • Eliza Marshall – flute (8)
  • Anthony Pike – clarinet (8), bass clarinet (8)
  • Tom Leaper – saxophone (2, 6, 11)
  • Dan Berry – saxophone (6, 11)
  • Jonny Murray – trumpet (6, 11)

Technical

  • Jack Steadman – production (all tracks)
  • Paul Epworth – production (8)
  • Ben H. Allen – production (5)
  • Dave Fridmann – mixing (all tracks)
  • Matt Wiggins – engineering (1–4, 6–11)
  • Billy Halliday – engineering (5)
  • Chiara Ferracuti – assistant engineering (1–7, 9–11)
  • Balázs Altsach – assistant engineering (8)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering

Sample replay on "Sleepless"

  • Ali Jamieson – production, vocals, keyboards and programming
  • Hal Ritson – production, vocals, guitar and bass, keyboards and programming
  • Richard Adlam – production, vocals, keyboards and programming
  • Kelly Barnes – vocals
  • Vula Malinga – vocals
  • Stuart Pringle – drums
  • Nerys Richard – cello
  • Marianne Haynes – violins
  • Graeme Blevins – flutes
  • Neil Waters – trumpets

Sample replay on "Rural Radio Predicts the Rapture"

  • Ali Jamieson – production, keyboards and programming
  • Hal Ritson – production, keyboards and programming
  • Richard Adlam – production, keyboards and programming
  • Neil Waters – trumpets
  • Ashley Slater – trombone and horns

Art

  • Amelia Studios – creative direction
  • Brendan Freeman – artwork photographs
  • Rory Dewar – cover design
  • Ed Nash – cover design

Charts

Chart performance for My Big Day
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) 20
Scottish Albums (OCC) 2
UK Albums (OCC) 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 1

Notes

  1. Erroneously credited as "Steve Ferrone" in the liner notes.

References

  1. Reilly, Nick (17 October 2023). "My Big Day: Bombay Bicycle Club on their eclectic and star-studded sixth album". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ My Big Day (liner notes). Bombay Bicycle Club. Mmm... Records. 2023. MMM601.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "My Big Day by Bombay Bicycle Club Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ Wright, Lisa (20 October 2023). "Bombay Bicycle Club – My Big Day review". DIY. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ^ Smyth, David (20 October 2023). "Bombay Bicycle Club – My Big Day album review: a star-studded surprise". Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. ^ Williams, Lana (18 October 2023). "Bombay Bicycle Club: My Big Day Review – unpredictable reemergence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ Murphy, John (20 October 2023). "Bombay Bicycle Club – My Big Day | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ^ Shah, Rishi (19 October 2023). "Bombay Bicycle Club – My Big Day review: indie heroes enlist Damon Albarn and Chaka Khan". NME. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. "Irish Albums Chart: 27 October 2023". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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