Friday Forever (album)
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| Friday Forever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 April 2020 | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Producer | Richard Russell | |||
| Everything Is Recorded chronology | ||||
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Friday Forever is the second studio album by Everything Is Recorded, a project of British record producer Richard Russell.[1] It was released on 3 April 2020 through his record label XL Recordings.[2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]
Friday Forever is Everything Is Recorded's second studio album, following Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell (2018).[1] It features guest appearances from Berwyn, Maria Somerville, Aitch, Infinite Coles, Flohio, Ghostface Killah, James Massiah, A. K. Paul, Kean Kavanagh, and Penny Rimbaud.[4] It tells a story that begins at 9:46 PM on a Friday night and ends at 11:59 AM the next day.[5]
Release
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| DIY |  [9] |
| Loud and Quiet | 4/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10[11] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Friday Forever received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.[3]
Sean Kerwick of DIY described the album as "a solid record with an intriguing concept that unravels fantastically under Russell's loosened leash."[9] Paul Simpson of AllMusic praised Maria Somerville's contributions to the album.[8] He commented that "Her plaintive and enchanting voice appears at the beginning, in the middle, and toward the end, surrounding the graphic lyricism of her duet partners with wraith-like poeticisms."[8] Oskar Jeff of Loud and Quiet stated, "Many passages of the album are perfectly passable, yet it is greatly disappointing considering the level of talent involved here."[10]
The album was nominated for the Best Independent Album award at the 2020 AIM Independent Music Awards.[12]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year 2020 | 60 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "09:46 PM / Every Friday Thereafter" (featuring Berwyn and Maria Somerville) | 1:12 |
| 2. | "10:51 PM / The Night" (featuring Berwyn and Maria Somerville) | 3:22 |
| 3. | "12:12 AM / Patients (Fucking Up a Friday)" (featuring Aitch and Infinite Coles) | 2:17 |
| 4. | "01:32 AM / Walk Alone" (featuring Berwyn and Infinite Coles) | 3:27 |
| 5. | "02:56 AM / I Don't Want This Feeling to Stop" (featuring Flohio) | 2:36 |
| 6. | "03:15 AM / Caviar" (featuring Ghostface Killah and Infinite Coles) | 3:58 |
| 7. | "04:21 AM / That Sky" (featuring James Massiah and Maria Somerville) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "05:10 AM / Dream I Never Had" (featuring A. K. Paul) | 4:38 |
| 9. | "09:35 AM / Pretending Nothing's Wrong" (featuring Kean Kavanagh) | 2:51 |
| 10. | "10:02 AM / Burnt Toast" (featuring A. K. Paul and Berwyn) | 3:14 |
| 11. | "11:55 AM / This World" (featuring Infinite Coles and Maria Somerville) | 3:59 |
| 12. | "11:59 AM / Circles" (featuring Penny Rimbaud) | 1:46 |
| Total length: | 37:18 | |