For Ever (Jungle album)
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Released | 14 September 2018 | |||
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Length | 46:00 | |||
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Singles from For Ever | ||||
For Ever is the second studio album by British neo soul band, Jungle. The album was released on 14 September 2018 through XL Recordings.[6]
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Clash | 6/10[10] |
DIY | [11] |
Dork | [12] |
Drowned in Sound | 6/10[13] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[14] |
Loud and Quiet | 6/10[15] |
NME | [16] |
Pitchfork | 5/10[17] |
Rolling Stone | [18] |
For Ever was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 66, based on 14 reviews.[8]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Smile" | 3:07 |
2. | "Heavy, California" | 3:05 |
3. | "Beat 54 (All Good Now)" | 4:07 |
4. | "Cherry" | 3:16 |
5. | "Happy Man" | 3:12 |
6. | "Casio" | 3:54 |
7. | "Mama Oh No" | 3:17 |
8. | "House In LA" | 4:44 |
9. | "Give Over" | 3:33 |
10. | "Cosurmyne" | 3:40 |
11. | "Home" | 2:12 |
12. | "(More and More) It Ain't Easy" | 3:12 |
13. | "Pray" | 4:41 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
Personnel[]
Jungle
- Josh Lloyd-Watson – vocals, executive production, engineering, mixing, arrangement, creative direction
- Tom McFarland – vocals, executive production, engineering, mixing, arrangement, creative direction
Additional musicians
- Andro Cowperthwaite – vocals (1,3)
- George Day – drums (8)
- Rudi Salmon – vocals (1-5,7,8,10,13)
- Nat Zangi – vocals (7)
- Inflo – production (1-13), vocals (1-3,6-8,9,13)
- Nick Barr – viola (3,8,9,13)
- Zara Benyounes – violin (3,8,9,13)
- Meghan Cassidy – viola (3,8,9,13)
- Stephanie Cavey – violin (3,8,9,13)
- Anna Croad – violin (3,8,9,13)
- Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangement (3,8,9,13)
- Eleanor Mathieson – violin (3,8,9,13)
- Wes Oakland – additional production (3,10), programming, guitar & bass (3,5,7,10)
- Hayley Pomfrett – violin (3,8,9,13)
- Holly Taylor – vocals (1)
- Melisa Young – vocals (6)
Technical personnel
- Alex Baranowski – string arrangement
- Tom Campbell – engineering assistant
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Joe Mortimer – design & layout
- Oliver Hadlee Pearch – photography
- Charlie Di Placido – creative direction
- Sam Wheat – string recording, engineering
- David Wrench – mixing
- Imran Ahmed – A&R
- Ben Beardsworth – A&R
Charts[]
Charts (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 87 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] | 34 |
French Albums (SNEP)[23] | 68 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24] | 13 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] | 85 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 22 |
UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 10 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] | 17 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[29] | 56 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[30] | 19 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] | 6 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[32] | 45 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[33] | 22 |
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[34] | 11 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Blistein, Jon (11 September 2018). "Hear Jungle Craft Spellbinding Disco on New Song 'Beat 54 (All Good Now)'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Newstead, Al (27 July 2018). "First Spin: Jungle finesse their funk on two new songs 'Heavy, California' & 'Cherry'". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Balfour, Jay (9 May 2018). ""House in LA" by Jungle Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Blistein, Jon (8 May 2018). "UK Funk Collective Jungle Return With Two New Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte (26 July 2018). "Jungle announce new album 'For Ever', share new songs 'Heavy, California' and 'Cherry' – listen". NME. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Renshaw, David (27 July 2018). "Jungle announce new album For Ever". Fader. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Rivers, Joe (13 September 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Muir, Jamie (11 September 2018). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Byrne, Cal (14 September 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Kuscher, Oliver (14 September 2018). "Jungle come down to earth on album two". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Robertson, Derek (10 September 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (12 September 2018). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Rytlewski, Evan (20 September 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Leight, Elias (17 September 2018). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "JUNGLE [UK] - FOR EVER (ALBUM)". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle – Jungle". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle – Jungle". Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle – For Ever". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Jungle – For Ever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Jungle – For Ever". portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle – For Ever". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle – For Ever". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Jungle Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2018 albums
- Jungle (band) albums
- Albums produced by Jungle (band)
- XL Recordings albums