Heart Under

On 19 November 2021, Just Mustard released the single "I Am You", which was reported to be part of the band's upcoming second album.{{Cite web |last=Arnone |first=Joey |date=19 November 2021 |title=Just Mustard Share New Song "I Am You" from Forthcoming Album |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/just_mustard_share_new_song_i_am_you_from_forthcoming_album |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Under the Radar}} On 23 February 2022, the band announced their second album, titled Heart Under, set to be released on 27 May, along with the release of single "Still".{{Cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |date=23 February 2022 |title=Just Mustard Announce Sophomore Album 'Heart Under': Hear "Still" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2177399/just-mustard-still/music/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Stereogum}} "Mirrors" and "Seed" were also released as singles prior to the release of the album.{{Cite web |last=Deville |first=Chris |date=12 April 2022 |title=Just Mustard Share New Single "Mirrors": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2183161/just-mustard-mirrors/music/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Stereogum}}{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=24 May 2022 |title=Listen to Just Mustard's dark and dangerous new single, 'Seed' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-just-mustards-dark-and-dangerous-new-single-seed-radar-3232641 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=NME}} The album was recorded at Attica Studios in County Donegal and was self-produced, with the band stating that "they wanted Heart Under to feel like the experience of driving through a tunnel with the windows down".

{{Music ratings

| MC = 89/100{{Cite web |title=Heart Under by Just Mustard |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/heart-under/just-mustard |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Metacritic}}

| rev1 = Clash

| rev1score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=25 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard – Heart Under |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/just-mustard-heart-under |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Clash}}

| rev2 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev2score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Platt |first=Poppie |date=27 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard, Heart Under |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/liam-gallagher-album-review-cmon-know-def-leppard-sean-paul/ |access-date=10 January 2023}}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Thirlwell |first=Elvis |date=25 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard – Heart Under |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/just-mustard-heart-under-album-review |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=DIY}}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |last2=Nugent |first2=Annabel |date=26 May 2022 |title=Album reviews: Tate McRae and Just Mustard |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/tate-mcrae-review-just-mustard-album-b2087838.html |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=The Independent}}

| rev5 = The Irish Times

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Kane |first=Siobhán |date=30 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard: Heart Under – Atmospheric sensuality |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2022/05/30/just-mustard-heart-under-atmospheric-sensuality-1.4886123/ |access-date=10 January 2023}}

| rev6 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev6score = 9/10{{Cite web |last=Kohner |first=Kyle |date=26 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard return ready to expertly mix things up on Heart Under |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/just-mustard-heart-under-album-review |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=The Line of Best Fit}}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=25 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard – 'Heart Under' review: Thrillingly untraditional noise rock |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/just-mustard-heart-under-album-review-radar-3230370 |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=NME}}

| rev8 = Paste

| rev8score = 8.5/10{{Cite web |last=Freedman |first=Max |date=25 May 2022 |title=Just Mustard Break Noise-Rock Ground on Heart Under |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/just-mustard/heart-under-album-review/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Paste}}

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9score = 7.7/10{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Philippe |date=7 June 2022 |title=Just Mustard: Heart Under |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/just-mustard-heart-under/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}

}}

Heart Under received critical acclaim from music critics upon its release. On review aggregator website Metacritic, Heart Under received a score of 89 out of 100 from eleven critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim", whilst on Album of the Year, it has an average score of 85 out of 100 from 17 critic ratings.{{Cite web |title=Just Mustard – Heart Under |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/473415-just-mustard-heart-under.php |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=Album of The Year |language=en-US}}

Reviewing for the NME, Will Richards described Heart Under as "thrillingly untraditional noise rock" with the band having "left behind the shoegaze tag that has followed them around since the release of their debut" and described the band as a "a truly unique gem". Poppie Platt of The Daily Telegraph, also found Heart Under to be a departure from the group's shoegaze sound, describing it as "moody and dark, with industrial guitars and no typical choruses", in a five-star review. Max Freedman of Paste labelled the album as "a tornado of distorted dissonance", and claimed that it "places them among the vanguard of the British Isles' ever-crowded post-punk scene".

Robin Murray, writing for Clash, described Heart Under as a "striking, fantastically original work that taps into animalistic emotion", whilst Siobhán Kane wrote in The Irish Times that it "speaks to power of resilience". Writing for The Line of Best Fit, Kyle Kohner claimed that though "the decidedly blue atmosphere of Heart Under can be a bit one-note, albeit seldomly, it still frequently froths from lips, almost unceasingly, with the type of music you wish more post-punk revivalists, bedroom pop darlings, and even some shoegaze traditionalists would aspire to make more of".

All tracks written and performed by Just Mustard.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Heart Under |title-link=Heart Under |others=Just Mustard |date=27 May 2022 |type=Liner notes |publisher=Partisan Records}}

{{track listing

|title1=23 |length1=4:53

|title2=Still |length2=4:05

|title3=I Am You |length3=3:50

|title4=Seed |length4=4:48

|title5=Blue Chalk |length5=5:01

|title6=Early |length6=3:49

|title7=Sore |length7=4:24

|title8=Mirrors |length8=4:17

|title9=In Shade |length9=4:38

|title10=Rivers |length10=5:27

|total_length=45:12

}}

Adapted from liner notes

Just Mustard

• Katie Ball – vocals, tambourine
• David Noonan – guitar, vocals
• Mete Kalyoncuoglu – guitar
• Robert Hodgers Clarke – bass guitar
• Shane Maguire – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Chris W. Ryan – engineering
• David Noonan – engineering
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• David Wrench - mixing, additional production
• Graham Dean – art
• Hermes Miranda – photography
• Molly Keane – graphic design

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Category:2022 albums

Category:Just Mustard albums

Category:Partisan Records albums