"This Mess" is the first single released by Australian band Wolf & Cub, from their debut album Vessels. The song was Single of the Week on iTunes for the first week of August in 2006.

"This Mess"
Single by Wolf & Cub
from the album Vessels
B-side
  • "The Death Rattle Shakes",
  • "Chameleon and the Snakes"
ReleasedMarch 13, 2007
GenrePsychedelic, funk
Length12:03
Label4AD
Remote Control
Songwriter(s)Joel Byrne
Producer(s)Tony Doogan, Matt Hills, Wolf & Cub
Wolf & Cub singles chronology
"This Mess"
(2007)
"March of Clouds"
(2007)

Track listing

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iTunes cover.

BAD 2715CD
1. "This Mess" - 3:52
2. "The Death Rattle Shakes" - 4:29
3. "Chameleon and the Snakes" - 3:42

AD 2715
1. "This Mess" - 3:52
2. "The Death Rattle Shakes" - 4:29

iTunes

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1. "This Mess" (single edit) - 3:06

Video

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Joel Byrne in "This Mess".

For their first music video, Wolf & Cub used kaleidoscopic editing techniques to complement their psychedelic sound. Also known as reflection symmetry, the video alludes to their use of dual drummers visually because the imagery is in doubles.