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
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
Personnel Personnel taken from A Fine Mess liner notes.
Interpol Daniel Kessler Paul Banks Sam Fogarino
Additional musicians Michael Spearman – additional rhythm on "Fine Mess" Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards on "Fine Mess" and "No Big Deal" Brandon Curtis – keyboards on "Real Life", additional vocals on "Fine Mess"
Production Dave Fridmann – production, recording, mixing Michael Fridmann – assistant engineer Kaines & Tom A.D. – additional production on "Fine Mess" Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering
Design Matt de Jong – artwork Jamie-James Medina – artwork Kalpesh Lathigra – photography
Charts +Chart performance for A Fine Mess Chart (2019) PeakpositionUS Top Album Sales (Billboard)
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