Good Grief (album)

Good Grief
Studio album by Lucius
Released March 11, 2016
Genre Indie pop
Length 44:46
Label PIAS, Mom + Pop, Dine Alone
Producer Lucius, Shawn Everett, and Bob Ezrin
Lucius chronology
Wildewoman
(2013)		 Good Grief
(2016)

Good Grief is the 2016 sophomore album by Brooklyn indie pop band Lucius. It was released on PIAS Recordings, Mom + Pop Music and Dine Alone Records. The album peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from critics; according to Metacritic, it received a score of 70 out of 100, based on 16 reviews.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB+[4]
Paste(8.2/10)[5]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
22[6]

Track listing

All songs were written by Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe.

No. Title Length
1. "Madness"   4:07
2. "Something About You"   3:40
3. "What We Have (To Change)"   4:28
4. "My Heart Got Caught on Your Sleeve"   4:35
5. "Almost Makes Me Wish For Rain"   4:37
6. "Gone Insane"   4:18
7. "Truce"   3:26
8. "Almighty Gosh"   3:36
9. "Born Again Teen"   3:54
10. "Better Look Back"   3:43
11. "Dusty Trails"   4:24
Total length:
 44:46

Personnel

Lucius
  • Jess Wolfe – Lead vocals
  • Holly Laessig – Lead vocals
  • Dan Molad – Drums
  • Peter Lalish – Guitar
  • Andrew Burri – Guitar
Additional musicians
  • Rob Moose – Strings
Production
  • Lucius – production
  • Shawn Everett – production, engineering
  • Bob Ezrin – production
  • Dan Molad – additional production, additional engineering
  • Brandon Bost – additional engineering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Joe Visciano – mixing, mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Chart performance

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 92
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[8] 25
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] 13
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[11] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Good Grief by Lucius". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Good Grief by Lucius". Metacritic. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Good Grief - Lucius". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Schaults, Janine (March 8, 2016). "Album Review: Lucius – Good Grief". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Danton, Eric R. (March 11, 2016). "Lucius: Good Grief Review". Paste. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lucius – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Lucius. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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