Big Jumps Explained

Big Jumps
Cover:	Big_Jumps_Torrini.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Emilíana Torrini
Album:	Me and Armini
Released:	October 13, 2008^[1]
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	3:02
Label:	Rough Trade
Producer:	Dan Carey
Prev Title:	Me and Armini
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Jungle Drum
Next Year:	2009

"Big Jumps" is the second single by Emilíana Torrini released from her third album Me and Armini. It was released as a digital download only on October 13, 2008.^[1] The song didn't chart.

Critical reception

The critical reception towards the song was warm; Popmatters reviewer Spencer Tricker called "Big Jumps" the "catchiest tune" on the album (alongside Jungle Drum), "every bit as good as the singles from Fisherman's Woman".^[2] Andrew Leahey from allmusic wrote that the song features "strings of endearing doop-de-doop vocals and a commercial pop chorus"^[3] and Matthew Allard from ARTISTdirect said it "up[s] the tempo in a sunny, radio-ready way".^[4]

Track listing

From 7digital^[1]

1. "Big Jumps" — 3:02

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Jumps by Emiliana Torrini. 7 digital. https://web.archive.org/web/20090624032603/http://www.7digital.com/artists/emiliana-torrini/big-jumps/. 24 June 2009. dead. 4 January 2016.
2. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/emiliana-torrini-me-and-armini Emiliana Torrini: Me and Armini < Reviews | Popmatters
3. (Me and Armini > Overview)
4. Web site: Me and Armini by Emiliana Torrini @ ARTISTdirect.com . 2009-08-26 . 2008-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080912094118/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,4764948,00.html . dead .