Spreading Rumours
{{Infobox album
| name = Spreading Rumours
| type = Album
| artist = Grouplove
| cover = Spreading_Rumours_Album_Art.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 17, 2013 (US)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop, synthpop
| length = 50:16
| label = Canvasback/Atlantic
| producer = Ryan Rabin
| prev_title = Never Trust a Happy Song
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Big Mess
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Spreading Rumours
| type = album
| single1 = Ways to Go
| single1date = June 10, 2013
| single2 = Shark Attack
| single2date = December 2, 2013
| single3 = I'm With You
| single3date = 2014
}}
}}
Spreading Rumours is the second studio album by the indie rock band Grouplove.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/08/219298347/first-listen-grouplove-spreading-rumours?sc=tw&cc=twmp|title=First Listen: Grouplove, 'Spreading Rumours'|author=Stephen Thompson|date=September 8, 2013|publisher=NPR|accessdate=September 17, 2013}} It was released on September 17, 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grouplove-20130917,0,6760728.story|title=Grouplove is beyond 'Tongue Tied' in new album 'Spreading Rumours'|author=Mikael Wood|newspaper=L.A. Times|date=September 17, 2013|accessdate=September 17, 2013}} The lead single "Ways to Go" peaked at #2 on the US Alternative Airplay chart. Their single "I'm With You" was featured as the soundtrack in the EA Sports game, FIFA 14.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 57/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/spreading-rumours/grouplove|title=Reviews for Spreading Rumours by Grouplove|date=September 17, 2013|website=Metacritic|accessdate=September 9, 2016}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/spreading-rumours-mw0002563729|title=Spreading Rumours - Grouplove|last=Collar|first=Matt|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=September 9, 2016}}
}}
Critics generally thought that the album's individual songs were usually fun, but the album as a whole was criticized for being too long and not flowing well. On Metacritic, it received an average critic review score of 57 out of 100, based on reviews from 11 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Chart performance
The album debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-10-05 |title=Billboard 200 |date= October 5, 2013 |magazine=Billboard}} and No. 7 on the Top Rock Albums charts dated October 5, 2013,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2013-10-05|title=Top Rock Albums |date= October 5, 2013 |magazine=Billboard}} selling 16,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 80,000 copies in the US as of August 2016.{{cite magazine |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829210341/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= August 29, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = I'm With You
| length1 = 5:33
| title2 = Borderlines and Aliens
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Schoolboy
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Ways to Go
| length4 = 3:35
| title5 = Shark Attack
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = Sit Still
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = Hippy Hill
| length7 = 2:56
| title8 = What I Know
| length8 = 3:54
| title9 = Didn't Have to Go
| length9 = 3:44
| title10 = Bitin' the Bullet
| length10 = 4:08
| title11 = News to Me
| length11 = 3:46
| title12 = Raspberry
| length12 = 3:15
| title13 = Save the Party
| RTitle = {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/spreading-rumours-deluxe/654438896|title=Spreading Rumours|website=iTunes |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=September 17, 2013}}
| length13 = 3:31}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition
| title14 = Girl
| length14 = 4:18
| title15 = Flowers
| length15 = 4:14
| title16 = Beans on Pizza
| length16 = 2:50
}}
Personnel
- Christian Zucconi – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Hannah Hooper – lead vocals, percussion, keyboards
- Andrew Wessen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Gadd – bass guitar, vocals on "Flowers"
- Ryan Rabin – drums, producer
Chart positions
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| scope="col"| Chart (2013)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|18|artist=Grouplove|album=Spreading Rumours|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|21|artist=Grouplove|rowheader=true }} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|5|artist=Grouplove|rowheader=true }} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Grouplove|rowheader=true }} |