Future Ruins

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{{Infobox album

| name = Future Ruins

| type = studio

| artist = Swervedriver

| cover = Swervedriver Future Ruins.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2019|01|25|df=y}}

| recorded = 2018

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=41}}

| label = Dangerbird

| producer = Swervedriver

| prev_title = I Wasn't Born to Lose You

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Future Ruins

| type = studio

| single1 = Mary Winter

| single1date = 25 October 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/swervedriver-new-album-future-ruins-new-single-mary-winter-2393658|title=Swervedriver announce new album "Future Ruins" with hefty new single "Mary Winter"|work=NME|last=Moore|first=Sam|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| single2 = Drone Lover

| single2date = 16 November 2018

| single3 = The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air

| single3date = 7 December 2018

| single4 = Spiked Flower

| single4date = 11 January 2019

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9692/Swervedriver-Future-Ruins.aspx|title=Future Ruins by Swervedriver reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/future-ruins/swervedriver|title=Future Ruins by Swervedriver Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/future-ruins-mw0003231553|title=Future Ruins – Swervedriver|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| rev2 = DIY

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/01/25/swervedriver-future-ruins|title=Swervedriver – Future Ruins|work=DIY|last=Roseblade|first=Nick|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| rev3 = Drowned in Sound

| rev3score = 6/10{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20515/reviews/4152199|title=Album Review: Swervedriver – Future Ruins|work=Drowned in Sound|last=Turner-Heffer|first=Adam|date=23 January 2019|accessdate=27 May 2019|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527052520/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20515/reviews/4152199|url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Swervedriver: Future Ruins|magazine=Mojo|last=Chick|first=Stevie|issue=303|date=February 2019|page=84}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/swervedriver-future-ruins-2626653593.html|title='Future Ruins' Shows Swervedriver Are Still Making Their Own Breakthroughs|work=PopMatters|last=King|first=Ian|date=22 January 2019|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Swervedriver: Future Ruins|magazine=Q|last=Price|first=Simon|authorlink=Simon Price|issue=395|date=March 2019|page=118}}

| rev7 = The Skinny

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/swervedriver-future-ruins|title=Swervedriver – Future Ruins|work=The Skinny|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=28 June 2020}}

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review-swervedrivers-future-ruins-thrives-in-the-spaces-in-between/|title=Review: Swervedriver's Future Ruins Thrives in the Spaces In-Between|work=Slant Magazine|last=Sullivan|first=Blue|date=1 February 2019|accessdate=28 June 2020}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9score = 7/10{{cite magazine|title=Swervedriver: Future Ruins|magazine=Uncut|last=Anderson|first=Jason|issue=261|date=February 2019|page=34}}

| rev10 = Under the Radar

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/swervedriver_future_ruins/|title=Swervedriver: Future Ruins (Danger Bird)|work=Under the Radar|last=Gourlay|first=Dom|date=21 January 2019|accessdate=28 June 2020}}

}}

Future Ruins is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 25 January 2019 through Dangerbird Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/swervedriver-announce-future-ruins-share-mary-winter/|title=Swervedriver announce "Future Ruins"|work=BrooklynVegan|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=25 October 2018|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Swervedriver

| title1 = Mary Winter

| length1 = 5:04

| title2 = The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air

| length2 = 4:13

| title3 = Future Ruins

| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = Theeascending

| length4 = 4:45

| title5 = Drone Lover

| length5 = 4:18

| title6 = Spiked Flower

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Everybody's Going Somewhere & No-One's Going Anywhere

| length7 = 3:49

| title8 = Golden Remedy

| length8 = 5:42

| title9 = Good Times Are So Hard to Follow

| length9 = 3:09

| title10 = Radio-Silent

| length10 = 7:04

}}

Charts

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! Chart (2019)

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|Scotland|92|date=20190201|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 May 2019}}
{{Album chart|UKIndependent|27|date=20190201|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 May 2019}}
{{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|3|artist=Swervedriver|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 May 2019}}
{{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|6|artist=Swervedriver|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 May 2019}}

References