| This Mess is a Place | ||||
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| Released | May 3, 2019 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| DIY |  [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [6] |
This Mess is a Place is the fourth studio album by American band Tacocat. It was released on May 3, 2019, under Sub Pop Records. [7]
Tacocat announced a European tour to promote the album, starting in August 2019. [8]
This Mess is a Place received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hologram" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "New World" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Grains of Salt" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "The Joke of Life" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Little Friend" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Rose-Colored Sky" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "The Problem" | 2:18 |
| 8. | "Crystal Ball" | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Meet Me at la Palma" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Miles and Miles" | 2:53 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] | 7 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] | 29 |
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