Big Balloon Explained

Big Balloon
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dutch Uncles
Cover:	Big Balloon.jpg
Released:	17 February 2017
Genre:	Art pop, post-punk^[1]
Length:	35:34
Label:	Memphis Industries
Producer:	Brendan Williams and Phil Bulleyment
Prev Title:	O Shudder
Prev Year:	2015

Big Balloon is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Dutch Uncles, released on 17 February 2017.^[2]

Personnel

Dutch Uncles

• Peter Broadhead – electric guitar, marimba
• Andy Proudfoot – drums, backing vocals
• Robin Richards – bass guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Duncan Wallis – lead vocals, piano

Additional musicians

• Neil Wright - electric guitar
• Henry Broadhead - synthesisers
• John Purton - violin
• Natalie Purton - violin
• Jote Osahn - viola
• Margit van der Zwan - cello
• Helen Varley - horn
• Harry Cunningham - tuba
• Barry Hyde (The Futureheads) - backing vocals
• Stealing Sheep - backing vocals
• Everything Everything - backing vocals
• Aldous RH - backing vocals

Technical personnel^[3]

• Brendan Williams – production, engineering
• Phil Bulleyment – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Jamie Birkett – engineering, additional production
• Louis Simmonds – engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon . Drowned in Sound . 20 February 2017 . 31 May 2017 . Pilley, Max . 23 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170323213744/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19825/reviews/4150806 . dead .
2. Web site: Dutch Uncles: Big Balloon . PopMatters . 17 February 2017 . 31 May 2017 . King, Ian.
3. Web site: Big Balloon - Dutch Uncles Credits . AllMusic . 31 May 2017.