{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Big Inner | type = studio | artist = Matthew E. White | cover = Big Inner - Matthew E White album.jpeg | alt = | released = August 21, 2012 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop/Rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock | length = | label = Spacebomb Records, Hometapes, Domino | producer = Matthew E. White | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = '''Fresh Blood''' | next_year = 2015 }} '''''Big Inner''''' is the debut album from the artist Matthew E. White, released on August 21, 2012, on Spacebomb Records and Hometapes in the United States and Canada and on January 21, 2013, on Domino in the rest of the world.
== Reception == {{Music ratings | ADM = 8.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/4813/Matthew-E-White-Big-Inner.aspx|title=Big Inner by Matthew E. White reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=December 23, 2019}}</ref> | MC = 85/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/big-inner/matthew-e-white|title=Reviews for Big Inner by Matthew E. White|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-inner-mw0002395746|title=Big Inner – Matthew E. White|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Guardian'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/17/matthew-e-white-big-inner-review|title=Matthew E White: Big Inner – review|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=January 17, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2013}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Independent'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Richman|first=Simmy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-matthew-e-white-big-inner-hometapes-8458686.html|title=Album review: Matthew E White, Big Inner (Hometapes)|work=The Independent|location=London|date=January 20, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129232839/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-matthew-e-white-big-inner-hometapes-8458686.html|archivedate=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Irish Times'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Carroll|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist)|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2013/0111/1224328657112.html|title=Matthew E. White|newspaper=The Irish Times|location=Dublin|date=January 11, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2013|archive-date=January 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122184450/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2013/0111/1224328657112.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Mojo'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Matthew E. White: Big Inner|journal=Mojo|issue=232|date=March 2013|page=94}}</ref> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Jeremy|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/14003|title=Matthew E White – 'Big Inner'|work=NME|date=January 24, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205082715/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/14003|archivedate=February 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev7Score = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Hyden|first=Steven|author-link=Steven Hyden|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16963-big-inner/|title=Matthew E. White: Big Inner|work=Pitchfork|date=August 17, 2012|accessdate=February 9, 2013}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Q'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Matthew E. White: Big Inner|journal=Q|issue=319|date=February 2013|page=106}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dolan|first=Jon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/big-inner-252797/|title=Big Inner|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Uncut'' | rev10Score = 9/10<ref name="uncut">{{cite journal|last=Mulholland|first=Garry|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/matthew-e-white-big-inner-review|title=Matthew E. White – Big Inner|journal=Uncut|date=January 21, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322071934/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/matthew-e-white-big-inner|archivedate=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} ''Big Inner'' debuted at No. 19 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Heatseekers Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Inner – Matthew E. White|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=matthew e. white|chart=all}}|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=15 January 2013}}</ref> The album received five stars from ''The Guardian''<ref>{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|title=Matthew E White: Big Inner – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/20/big-inner-matthew-e-white-review|work=The Guardian|accessdate=26 January 2013|location=London|date=20 January 2013}}</ref> and was called "One of the great albums of modern Americana" by ''Uncut'' magazine.<ref name="uncut"/> It appeared on several "best of the year" lists in 2012, including those on Consequence of Sound,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 50 Albums of 2012|date=14 December 2012 |url=https://consequence.net/2012/12/albums-of-the-year-2012/|publisher=Consequence of Sound|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> Pitchfork,<ref>{{cite web|title=Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9018-albums-of-the-year-honorable-mention/2/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> and ''Blurt Magazine'', and as a result of the album, White was named the No. 1 Best New Band by ''Paste''<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Josh|title=The 20 Best New Bands of 2012|date=3 December 2012|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/12/the-20-best-new-bands-of-2012.html|publisher=Paste Magazine|accessdate=15 May 2013|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228084716/https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/12/the-20-best-new-bands-of-2012.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 2012 Breakthrough by eMusic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Keyes|first=J. Edward|title=2012 Breakthrough: Matthew E. White|url=http://www.emusic.com/music-news/interview/who-is/2012-breakthrough-matthew-e-white/|publisher=eMusic|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref>
== Reissue == In October 2013, Domino reissued ''Big Inner'' as a deluxe edition entitled ''Big Inner: Outer Face Edition'' with a second disc entitled ''Outer Face EP'' included with the original album.<ref>{{cite web|title=MATTHEW E. WHITE ANNOUNCES BIG INNER: OUTER FACE EDITION|url=http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/21-08-13/matthew-e-white-announces-big-inner-outer-face-edition---expanded-album/|publisher=Domino Record Co|accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing | title1 = One of These Days | length1 = 5:19 | title2 = Big Love | length2 = 4:39 | title3 = Will You Love Me | length3 = 3:41 | title4 = Gone Away | length4 = 6:54 | title5 = Steady Pace | length5 = 4:15 | title6 = Hot Toddies | length6 = 5:40 | title7 = Brazos | length7 = 9:53 | total_length = 41:03 }}
{{Track listing | all_writing = | headline = Outer Face EP (Big Inner Outer Face Edition Bonus Disc) | title8 = Eyes like the rest | length8 = 4:26 | title9 = Signature Move | length9 = 4:05 | title10 = Human Style | length10 = 4:15 | title11 = In the Valley | length11 = 6:22 | title12 = Hot Hot Hot | length12 = 7:46 | total_length = 26:52 }}
== Personnel ==
Over 30 musicians appear on the album: the Spacebomb House Band (Cameron Ralston on bass, Pinson Chanselle on drums and percussion, and Matthew E. White on guitar and vocals), a nine-piece horn section, an eight-piece string section, and a ten-piece choir.<ref name="credit">{{cite AV media notes|title=Big Inner|others=Matthew E. White|year=2012|publisher=Spacebomb Records|type=CD booklet}}</ref>
;Production * Matthew E. White – producer, horn arrangements * Phil Cook – choir arrangements * Trey Pollard – string arrangements * Lance Koehler – engineer * Karl Blau – engineer, mixing * Gene Paul – mastering
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