A Fine Mess (EP)

A Fine Mess
EP by
Interpol
ReleasedMay 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
RecordedDecember 6, 2017 – April 18, 2018
StudioTarbox Road (Cassadaga, New York)
Genres
Length17:45
LabelMatador
ProducerDave Fridmann
Interpol chronology
Marauder
(2018)		 A Fine Mess
(2019)		 The Other Side of Make-Believe
(2022)
Singles from A Fine Mess
  1. "Fine Mess"
    Released: January 30, 2019
  2. "The Weekend"
    Released: March 28, 2019

A Fine Mess is the eighth extended play by American rock band Interpol. It was released on May 17, 2019, through Matador Records. It contains five songs that were recorded during the sessions for their previous studio album, Marauder (2018), but did not make its final cut. Like Marauder, A Fine Mess was produced by Dave Fridmann, while the song "Fine Mess" received additional production from Kaines and Tom A. D. The song "Real Life" was first performed live during their Turn On the Bright Lights XV anniversary tour in 2017. "Fine Mess" and "The Weekend" were released as singles prior to the EP's release.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Paste6/10
Pitchfork5.6/10

A Fine Mess was met with mixed or average reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 59, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Interpol.

A Fine Mess track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fine Mess"3:15
2."No Big Deal"3:49
3."Real Life"4:26
4."The Weekend"3:03
5."Thrones"3:12
Total length:17:45

Personnel

Personnel taken from A Fine Mess liner notes.

Interpol

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart performance for A Fine Mess
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)51
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)24
UK Albums (Official Charts)94
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)8
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)
36

References

  1. ↑ "Fine Mess – Single by Interpol on iTunes". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Daramola, Israel (March 28, 2019). "Interpol Announce New EP, Release "The Weekend"". Spin. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 A Fine Mess (EP liner notes). Interpol. 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Collini, Eleonora (August 14, 2018). "Interpol // Interview". London in Stereo. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ Schonfield, Zach (May 17, 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Josephs, Brian (May 22, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Interpol – A Fine Mess EP" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Interpol – A Fine Mess EP" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 30/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 30/5/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Top Album Sales". Billboard. June 1, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.