The Big Moon Forever
Released Oct 30, 2026 Fiction Records - The Big Moon
Consensus forming 4 professional reviews Updated Oct 31, 2026
Mostly positive consensus
Consensus is still forming across 4 professional reviews. The Big Moon's Forever finds a bright, buoyant pop-disco pulse in the knowledge that life can be painful and fleeting.
How ChoruScore worksCritics' Top Tracks
The songs critics returned to most
You Remind Me That I'm Dying (and that it's good to be alive)
3 critic mentions
“the song is an absolute banger, which suggests Jackson and her band really do have a lot to smile about.” — The Guardian
Fun
3 critic mentions
“a slice of pure, sun-drenched escapism that feels tailor-made for summer festival fields.” — Indie Is Not A Genre
F.O.R.E.V.E.R
1 critic mention
“Delicate harmonies, Fleetwood Mac production gloss and Soph Nathan’s big guitar twangs power recent single F.O.R.E.V.E.R” — The Guardian
Full critic consensus
The Big Moon's Forever finds a bright, buoyant pop-disco pulse in the knowledge that life can be painful and fleeting. Its 73.75/100 consensus score across four professional reviews points to a warmly received, if not entirely seamless, record: critics praise its heart, hooks, and capacity to locate joy in difficult circumstances, while one review questions the album’s sustained upbeatness and another notes a mid-album dip in momentum.
The standout songs make that tension vivid. “Gravity” opens with shimmering lift, turning an everyday moment of motherhood into a celebration; “Fun” offers sun-drenched escapism, and the rousing “You Remind Me That I'm Dying (and that it's good to be alive)” transforms vulnerability into a bittersweet, euphoric chorus. Critics also single out “Sounds” as a poignant emotional centre, where Jackson gives voice to inner fears and the preciousness of what can be heard. Together, these tracks capture the record’s central impulse: gratitude for life’s fragile moments, even when fear and hardship are close at hand.
Not every critic is persuaded by the album’s relentlessly hopeful tone. One finds that an edge creeps in without fully convincing, and sees “Sounds” as the moment when the emotional candour truly takes hold. Still, the critical consensus suggests Forever is worth hearing for its most affecting songs, where vulnerability and buoyant pop meet without cancelling each other out. The reviews below explore where that balance shines and where it softens.
Track Ratings
How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.
Gravity
Three Things
Fun
F.O.R.E.V.E.R
Sounds
You Remind Me That I'm Dying (and that it's good to be alive)
Speed Bump
Can I Get A Reading Please
I See You, Honey
Chill
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What Critics Are Saying
Deep insights from 4 critics who reviewed this album
Critic's Take
The Big Moon turn sadness into a collection of joyous, uplifting, ethereally classy pop-disco tunes on Forever. Shimmery opener “Gravity” clings to the simple joy of picking up your child from nursery, an unlikely but effective launchpad for a rapturous pop song. The album’s sense of finding joy in sometimes difficult circumstances crystallises on the wonderfully titled “You Remind Me That I’m Dying (And That It’s Good to Be Alive)”, an absolute banger with what may well be this year’s most bittersweet euphoric chorus.
Key Points
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The title song is best because its bittersweet, euphoric chorus turns the album's difficult circumstances into an absolute banger.
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The album's core strength is its sunny, uplifting pop-disco, which finds joy in life's transience and hardship.
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Critic's Take
On The Big Moon’s Forever, joy arrives even when life has thrown a spanner in the works. The best songs on Forever include “Fun”, a slice of pure, sun-drenched escapism, and “Sounds”, one of the record’s most poignant moments. The centrepiece is “You Remind Me That I’m Dying (And That It’s Good To Be Alive)”, stark vulnerability wrapped in an absolute banger of a chorus. The mid-album pacing occasionally softens its punch, but these are small quibbles on a record that radiates this much heart.
Key Points
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“You Remind Me That I’m Dying (And That It’s Good To Be Alive)” is the standout for turning stark vulnerability into an absolute banger of a chorus.
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The album’s pop hooks, vibrant rhythms, and gratitude give its bittersweet songs a triumphant warmth.
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Critic's Take
The Big Moon have laid out a blueprint for Forever that never gives up hope, bouncing from the pulsing opener “Gravity” to the hooky lilting melodies of “Fun”. The unremitting upbeatness sustains through “You Remind Me That I'm Dying (and that it's good to be alive)” and “I See You, Honey”, though an edge eventually creeps in that doesn’t quite ring true. It’s only when Jackson comes clean on “Sounds”, voicing her innermost fears, that the album reaches its real genesis. For the best songs on Forever, that poignant admission paints a portrait of fleeting moments and the most precious things to hear.
Key Points
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“Sounds” is the standout because Jackson voices her innermost fears, giving the album its real genesis.
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The album's core strength is its resolute hope, though its unremitting optimism can become less convincing.