{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = I'm All Ears | type = studio | artist = Let's Eat Grandma | cover = Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears.png | alt = | released = {{start date|2018|06|29|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Avant-pop<ref>{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Philip |url=https://uproxx.com/music/lets-eat-grandma-im-all-ears-review-rx |title=British Teens Let's Eat Grandma Make Brilliant Avant-Pop On Their New Album 'I'm All Ears' |work=Uproxx |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref> * synth-pop<ref>{{cite web |last=Conaton |first=Chris |url=https://www.popmatters.com/lets-eat-grandma-all-ears-2580925743.html |title=Let's Eat Grandma Makes Synthpop with Variety on 'I'm All Ears' |work=PopMatters |date=2 June 2018 |accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref> | length = 51:27 | label = Transgressive | producer = * David Wrench * Sophie * {{nowrap|Faris Badwan}} | prev_title = I, Gemini | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = Two Ribbons | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = I'm All Ears | type = studio | single1 = Hot Pink | single1date = 30 January 2018 | single2 = Falling Into Me | single2date = 21 March 2018 | single3 = It's Not Just Me | single3date = 18 April 2018 | single4 = Ava | single4date = 12 June 2018 }} }}
'''''I'm All Ears''''' is the second studio album by the British musical duo Let's Eat Grandma, released on 29 June 2018, through Transgressive Records. Four singles preceded the release of the album: "Hot Pink", "Falling Into Me", "It's Not Just Me", and "Ava". The album received widespread acclaim from music critics.
==Release== The duo released the lead single of the album, "Hot Pink", on 30 January 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Gaca |first=Anna |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/01/lets-eat-grandma-hot-pink-sophie |title=Let's Eat Grandma – "Hot Pink" |work=Spin |date=30 January 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> with a music video directed by Balan Evans released on 21 February, in which they stated they are "trying to navigate through a city where people's perceptions of reality are becoming more and more distorted in the fear that we'll end up the same way."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gaca |first=Anna |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/lets-eat-grandma-hot-pink-video |title=Video: Let's Eat Grandma – "Hot Pink" |work=Spin |date=21 February 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> The album was announced on 21 March alongside the release of the second single, "Falling Into Me", a song they said is "about getting to know someone and getting over your fears about feeling insecure."<ref>{{cite web |last=Blais-Billie |first=Braudie |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lets-eat-grandma-announce-new-album-im-all-ears-share-new-song-listen |title=Let's Eat Grandma Announce New Album I'm All Ears, Share New Song |work=Pitchork |date=21 March 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> "It's Not Just Me" was released as the third single on 18 April with an accompanying music video also directed by Evans. The duo also announced a tour in promotion of the album, which will begin in late August.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Michelle |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lets-eat-grandma-share-new-song-announce-tour-listen |title=Let's Eat Grandma Share New Song, Announce Tour |work=Pitchfork |date=20 April 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref> The fourth and last single preceding the album, "Ava", was released on 12 June 2018. According to the duo, the song explores "the realization as you get older that some things are more complicated, and from the outside looking at a person you can't always see how difficult some problems are to solve."<ref>{{cite web |last=Green |first=Gil |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2000984/lets-eat-grandma-ava/music |title=Let's Eat Grandma – "Ava" |work=Stereogum |date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref>
The album was released on 29 June 2018 on 2xLP, CD, cassette, digital download and streaming services through Transgressive Records.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/music/let-s-eat-grandma-i-m-all-ears |title=Let's Eat Grandma – I'm All Ears |work=Rough Trade |date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718001544/https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/music/let-s-eat-grandma-i-m-all-ears |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop.transgressiverecords.com/artists/categories/lets-eat-grandma |title=Let's Eat Grandma |work=Transgressive Records |accessdate=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://diymag.com/2018/03/21/lets-eat-grandma-new-album-im-all-ears-falling-into-me-listen |title=Let's Eat Grandma Announce New Album 'I'm All Ears' |work=DIY |date=21 March 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 8.0/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9426/Lets-Eat-Grandma-Im-All-Ears.aspx |title=I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma reviews |website=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=31 August 2019}}</ref> | MC = 85/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/im-all-ears/lets-eat-grandma |title=I'm All Ears by Let's Eat Grandma Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-all-ears-mw0003166890 |title=I'm All Ears – Let's Eat Grandma |website=AllMusic |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Guardian'' | rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/29/lets-eat-grandma-review-bold-intense-pop-that-gets-under-the-skin |title=Let's Eat Grandma review – bold, intense pop that gets under the skin |work=The Guardian |date=29 June 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Independent'' | rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |last2=Shepherd |first2=Jack |last3=O'Connor |first3=Roisin |last4=Beech |first4=Dave |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/gorillaz-the-now-now-album-review-teyana-taylor-kanye-west-ray-davies-a8419771.html |title=Album reviews: Gorillaz, Teyana Taylor, Ray Davies and more |work=The Independent |date=27 June 2018 |accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Mojo'' | rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Mojo">{{cite journal |last=Waring |first=Charles |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I'm All Ears |journal=Mojo |issue=296 |date=July 2018 |page=93}}</ref> | rev5 = ''NME'' | rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/2349807-lets-eat-grandma-album-review-im-all-ears-2349807 |title=Let's Eat Grandma – 'I'm All Ears' review |work=NME |date=4 July 2018 |accessdate=18 December 2019}}</ref> | rev6 = ''The Observer'' | rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Observer">{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Emily |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/01/lets-eat-grandma-im-all-ears-review-rosa-walton-jenny-hollingworth-i-gemini |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I'm All Ears review – a radical leap forward |work=The Observer |date=1 July 2018 |accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev7score = 8.6/10<ref name="P4K">{{cite web |last=Garvey |first=Meaghan |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lets-eat-grandma-im-all-ears |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I'm All Ears |work=Pitchfork |date=3 July 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Q'' | rev8score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="Q">{{cite journal |last=Doherty |first=Niall |title=Teenage Kicks |journal=Q |issue=387 |date=Summer 2018 |page=104}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-lets-eat-grandmas-im-all-ears-is-adventurous-bubblegum-693885 |title=Review: Let's Eat Grandma's 'I'm All Ears' Is Adventurous Bubblegum |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2 July 2018 |accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref> | rev10 = ''The Times'' | rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Times">{{cite web |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |author-link=Will Hodgkinson |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/pop-review-lets-eat-grandma-im-all-ears-zrcn59zd7 |title=Pop review: Let's Eat Grandma: I'm All Ears |work=The Times |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=14 July 2018 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> }}
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, ''I'm All Ears'' received an average score of 85, based on 23 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="mc"/> ''The Guardian'' gave the album a perfect score, with Laura Snapes calling it remarkable.<ref name="Guardian"/> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Will Hermes wrote, "Ultimately it's the spirit of adventure that runs through the entire enterprise that makes the diversity feel perfectly coherent, and timely. The future, after all, belongs to the young."<ref name="RS"/> ''Pitchfork'' critic Meaghan Garvey said, "''I'm All Ears'' renders flattened communication as poignant, striking not because of the novelty of being made by teenagers but because it speaks with such commanding precision to the experience of a teenager in 2018.".<ref name="P4K"/> ''Q'' critic Niall Doherty said the duo "revealed themselves as a rare, brilliant talent,"<ref name="Q"/> while ''The Independent''{{'}}s Ilana Kaplan wrote, "As a record that's as lyrically compelling as it is sonically daring, ''I'm All Ears'' is an admirable follow-up to an impressive debut."<ref name="Independent"/>
Writing for ''The Line of Best Fit'', Saam Idelji-Tehrani stated "Reflecting Walton and Hollingworth's growth and maturation over a period of approximately two years, it is a creative and infectious record, which after repeat listens, moves from being intriguing to simply irresistible."<ref name="tlobf">{{cite web |last1=Idelji-Tehrani |first1=Saam |title=Let's Eat Grandma come of age on I'm All Ears |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/growing-up-with-lets-eat-grandma-on-im-all-ears |work=The Line of Best Fit |accessdate=26 June 2018}}</ref> Matthew Neale of ''Clash'' praised the album, saying "If they've perfected the modern pop template associated with acts like SOPHIE (on production duties here) - and they have - it's somehow not the most impressive element of the record. The second half of the album includes a pair of breathtaking epics, 'Cool & Collected' and 'Donnie Darko', that showcase a songwriting maturity well beyond their 18 and 19 years."<ref name="cl">{{cite web |last1=Neale |first1=Matthew |title=Let's Eat Grandma: I'm All Ears |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lets-eat-grandma-im-all-ears |work=Clash |date=26 June 2018 |accessdate=26 June 2018}}</ref> AllMusic critic Heather Phares wrote, "By the time Let's Eat Grandma unite the album's different sounds on the exhilarating finale, 'Donnie Darko,' Hollingworth and Walton prove that a few more years under their collective belt haven't tamed their adventurous spirit—if anything, the way they challenge expectations on ''I'm All Ears'' is more exciting than ever."<ref name="allmusic"/>
===Accolades=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Accolades for ''I'm All Ears'' ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| ''The A.V. Club'' | Top 20 Albums of 2018 | {{center|20}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-s-20-best-albums-of-2018-1831107874|title=A.V. Clubs 20 Best Albums of 2018|publisher=Music.avclub.com|last1=Purdom|first1=Clayton|last2=McLevy|first2=Alex|last3=Rife|first3=Katie|last4=Anthony|first4=David|last5=Zaleski|first5=Annie|date=18 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219031411/https://music.avclub.com/the-a-v-club-s-20-best-albums-of-2018-1831107874|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Dazed'' | Top 20 Albums of 2018 | {{center|5}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42479/1/best-albums-2018-sophie-robyn-ariana-tierra-whack|title=20 Best Albums of 2018|website=Dazeddigital.com|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''The Independent'' | Top 40 Albums of 2018 | {{center|19}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/albums-of-the-year-2018-arctic-monkeys-christine-queens-the-1975-janelle-monae-a8661091.html|title=The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae|website=Independent.co.uk|last1=O'Connor|first1=Roison|last2=Pollard|first2=Alex J|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''The Line of Best Fit'' | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | {{center|9}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/listomania/best-albums-of-2018|title=Best Albums of 2018|website=Thelineofbestfit.com|date=3 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Loud and Quiet'' | Top 40 Albums of 2018 | {{center|13}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/the-loud-and-quiet-best-40-albums-of-2018/|title=The Loud and Quiet Best 40 Albums of 2018|website=Loudandquiet.com|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Louder Than War'' | Top 25 Albums of 2018 | {{center|24}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/albums-of-the-year-2018-the-top-25/|title=Albums of the Year 2018 : The Top 25|website=Louderthanwar.com|last=Babey|first=Geb|date=9 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''MusicOMH'' | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | {{center|19}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/lists/musicomhs-top-50-albums-of-2018|title=MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018|website=Musicomh.com|last=Hubbard|first=Michael|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Mojo'' | Top 75 Albums of 2018 | {{center|20}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/kate-bush-heads-up-mojos-best-of-2018-issue-1|title=Kate Bush Heads Up MOJO's Best Of 2018 Issue|website=Mojo4music.com|date=15 November 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Pitchfork'' | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | {{center|32}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2018|website=Pitchfork.com|date=11 December 2018|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Q'' | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | {{center|2}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web |author1=Bill Pearis |title=Q Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2018 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/q-magazines-top-50-albums-of-2018/ |publisher=BrooklynVegan |date=December 18, 2018}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| Rough Trade | Top 100 Albums of 2018 | {{center|11}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/us/albums-of-the-year-2018|title=Rough Trade's Albums of the Year|website=Roughtrade.com|accessdate=19 December 2018|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928221157/https://roughtrade.com/us/albums-of-the-year-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Uncut'' | Top 75 Albums of 2018 | {{center|29}} | {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/uncuts-best-new-albums-2018-108705/|title=Uncut's best new albums of 2018|publisher=Uncut|accessdate=May 1, 2021|author=Sam Richards|date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>}} |}
==Track listing== All tracks written by Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton and produced by David Wrench, except "Hot Pink" and "It's Not Just Me", co-written and produced by Sophie and Faris Badwan.<ref name="Booklet"/> {{Track listing | headline = ''I'm All Ears'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Whitewater | length1 = 1:57 | title2 = Hot Pink | length2 = 4:08 | title3 = It's Not Just Me | length3 = 3:55 | title4 = Falling Into Me | length4 = 5:46 | title5 = Snakes & Ladders | length5 = 5:57 | title6 = Missed Call (1) | length6 = 0:37 | title7 = I Will Be Waiting | length7 = 4:23 | title8 = The Cat's Pyjamas | length8 = 1:05 | title9 = Cool & Collected | length9 = 9:17 | title10 = Ava | length10 = 3:04 | title11 = Donnie Darko | length11 = 11:19 | total_length = 51:27 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''I'm All Ears''.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=I'm All Ears |others=Let's Eat Grandma |year=2018 |type=LP liner notes |publisher=Transgressive Records |id=TRANS347XX}}</ref>
'''Let's Eat Grandma''' * Jenny Hollingworth * Rosa Walton
'''Additional personnel''' {{div col}} * David Wrench – production (tracks 1, 4–11), programming, mixing * Faris Badwan – production (tracks 2, 3) * Sophie – production (tracks 2, 3) * Cecile Desnos – engineering * Grace Banks – engineering (tracks 1, 4–11) * Marta Salogni – engineering (tracks 1, 4–11) * Darren Webb – engineering (tracks 2, 3) * Max Heyes – engineering (tracks 2, 3) * Matt Colton – mastering * Yanjun Cheng – artwork {{div col end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''I'm All Ears'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Flanders|164|artist=Let's Eat Grandma|album=I'm All Ears|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 July 2018}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|27|date=20180706|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 July 2018}} |- {{album chart|UK2|28|date=20180706|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 July 2018}} |}
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