Friday Forever (album)
| 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 music project spearheaded by Richard Russell.[1] It was released on 3 April 2020 through his record label XL Recordings.[2] It peaked at 29 on the UK Official Record Store Chart.[3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[4]
Background
[edit]The album features guest appearances from Berwyn, Maria Somerville, Aitch, Infinite Coles, Flohio, Ghostface Killah, James Massiah, A. K. Paul, Kean Kavanagh, and Penny Rimbaud.[5] It tells a story that begins at 9:46 PM on a Friday night and ends at 11:59 AM the next day.[6]
Release
[edit]Friday Forever was released on 3 April 2020 through XL Recordings, the day after Richard Russell's autobiography Liberation Through Hearing was published through White Rabbit.[7]
Clipz released a remix version of Friday Forever, titled Saturday Specials: The Clipz Remixes, on 29 January 2021.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| DIY |  [10] |
| Loud and Quiet | 4/10[11] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10[12] |
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.[4]
Sean Kerwick of DIY described the album as "a solid record with an intriguing concept that unravels fantastically under Russell's loosened leash."[10] Paul Simpson of AllMusic praised Maria Somerville's contributions to the album.[9] 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."[9] 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."[11]
The album was nominated for the Best Independent Album award at the 2020 AIM Independent Music Awards.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| 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 (F_cking 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 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Official Record Store (OCC)[3] | 29 |
References
[edit]- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Everything Is Recorded". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Reilly, Nick (25 February 2020). "Aitch and Ghostface Killah among guests on Richard Russell's second Everything Is Recorded album". NME. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Official Record Store Chart on 10/4/2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Friday Forever by Everything Is Recorded". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Kenneally, Cerys (25 February 2020). "Ghostface Killah, A.K. Paul, and more to feature on new Everything Is Recorded album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (26 February 2020). "XL's Richard Russell Announces New Everything Is Recorded Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 March 2020). "Adele, Keith Flint, Gil Scott-Heron and me: Richard Russell, the XL records Midas". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Bradley, Lloyd (26 January 2021). "Lloyd Bradley and Richard Russell talk remix culture and cutting dubplates". Crack. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Friday Forever - Everything Is Recorded". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b Kerwick, Sean (2 April 2020). "Everything Is Recorded - Friday Forever". DIY. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b Jeff, Oskar (1 April 2020). "Everything Is Recorded - Friday Forever". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Cliff, Aimee (10 April 2020). "Everything Is Recorded: Friday Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (12 August 2020). "Flying Lotus, FKA Twigs, Vince Clarke & More Win at 2020 AIM Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Friday Forever at Discogs (list of releases)