Good Grief (album)

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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) Second Nature (2022)

Good Grief is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie pop band Lucius. Released on PIAS Recordings, Mom + Pop Music and Dine Alone Records, their second album peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2020, Lucius released an expanded edition with bonus and demos tracks including covers of Ian & Sylvia's "You Were on My Mind", David Bowie's "Let's Dance", and The Kinks's "Strangers".

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B+ [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, except as noted.

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

2020 Expanded Edition:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Strangers"	Dave Davies	3:14
13.	"You Were on My Mind"	Sylvia Fricker	2:19
14.	"My Heart Got Caught on Your Sleeve (Demo)"		4:26
15.	"Dusty Trails (Demo)"		4:31
16.	"Better Look Back (Demo)"		4:20
17.	"Let's Dance"	David Bowie	3:34
Total length:			1:07:10

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
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7]	161
US Billboard 200 [8]	92
US Digital Albums ( Billboard ) [9]	25
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [10]	15
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [11]	13
US Indie Store Album Sales ( Billboard ) [12]	8
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [13]	6

References

1. "Good Grief by Lucius". Metacritic. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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. "Ultratop.be – Lucius – Good Grief" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
8. "Lucius Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016.
9. "Lucius Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016. ^{[ dead link ]}
10. "Lucius Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016.
11. "Lucius Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016.
12. "Lucius Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016.
13. "Lucius Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved March 29, 2016.