Grouplove - This Is This

This Is This is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Grouplove, released in July 2021 via Atlantic Records.

Grouplove is an American indie rock band that was formed in 2009 by Hannah Hooper (vocals, keyboards), Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen (guitar, vocals), and Ryan Rabin (drums). They have released one extended play and five studio albums: Grouplove EP (2010), Never Trust a Happy Song (2011), Spreading Rumours (2013), Big Mess (2016), Healer (2020) and This Is This (2021).

Grouplove release their fifth studio album, This Is This. Following their Grammy-nominated album Healer, This Is This was produced by Grouplove and collaborator Ricardo Acasuso – with additional songs produced by Dave Sitek (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Malay (Frank Ocean).

The album was written and recorded during the global pandemic, fuelled by all the upheaval and hardship of the past year.

Recording this album proved both cathartic and powerfully creative for Grouplove, the sound of five friends finally letting go of all the anxiety, sadness, and frustration they’ve all had to endure.

This album is on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve, pressed in France via Atlantic Records.