The Near Future (album)

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The Near Future
The Near Future Album Cover.png
Studio album by
I Fight Dragons
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014 (December 9, 2014)
GenreElectronic rock, chiptune, power pop
LabelSelf-released
I Fight Dragons chronology
DEMOlition - 12 Demos That Didn't Make KABOOM!
(2010) 		The Near Future
(2014) 		The Future Imperfect
(2014)

The Near Future is the second album by I Fight Dragons, released on December 9, 2014, the album was originally planned for a September 16, 2014 release date but for unknown reasons was pushed back.[1] It includes a ten-track concept storytelling arc of songs with five additional tracks.[2][3][1]

The album was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign known as Project Atma.[4] It reached No. 32 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart upon its release.[5][6]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."The Near Future I. Prelude"0:28
2."The Near Future II. Eighteen"3:18
3."The Near Future III. Battle"3:19
4."The Near Future IV. Another Week"3:22
5."The Near Future V. Meeting"1:03
6."The Near Future VI. Rescue"1:17
7."The Near Future VII. Time to Fly"3:19
8."The Near Future VIII. Requiem"1:01
9."The Near Future IX. Return"0:32
10."The Near Future X. Fighting On"4:35
11."No Strings"3:05
12."Pretend"3:22
13."Chicago"3:42
14."Always"2:29
15."Jimmy and Sally"6:46

Personnel[]

  • Brian Mazzaferri: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, chiptune
  • Hari Rao: bass
  • Packy Lundholm: vocals, electric guitar
  • Chad Van Dahm: drums

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "I Fight Dragons Vocalist Brian Mazzaferri Interview". Retrieved January 6, 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "The Near Future LP & Poster & Booklet & MP3". I Fight Dragons.
  3. ^ "The Near Future". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Project Atma". Kickstarter.
  5. ^ "TOP ROCK ALBUMS (Week of December 27, 2014)". billboard.
  6. ^ "The Near Future is the #5 Vinyl Album in the USA this week!!!". I Fight Dragons Blog of Destiny. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07.
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