How Was Tomorrow

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| name = How Was Tomorrow

| year = 2001

| artist = The Cash Brothers

| type = Studio

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative country/Folk rock

| length =

| label = Zoe

| producer =

| prev_title = Phonebooth Tornado

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = A Brand New Night

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

How Was Tomorrow is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriters The Cash Brothers. The album features alt-country and alt-folk ballads with vocal harmonies, accompanied by acoustic and some electric guitar work.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-brand-new-night-mw0000598610 "The Cash Brothers A Brand New Night"]. AllMusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=Cash Brothers' Eyes on 'Tomorrow'|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA59|date=28 April 2001|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=1–|issn=0006-2510}}

History

In 1997 the Andrew and Peter Cash began writing and performing songs. They recorded their music at Chess Records, and in 1999 they released an album, Raceway on their own label, Four Court Records. After the brothers had released a second album in 2000, Raceway came to the attention of Rounder Records. The album was updated and re-released in 2001 on Zoe/Rounder Records in the US and in Europe under the title How was Tomorrow.{{cite book|author1=Michael Barclay|author2=Jason Schneider|author3=Ian Jack|title=Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLIiOE_jCpAC&pg=PT405|date=1 June 2011|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55490-968-1|pages=405–}}

The pair toured with a backup band in the UK, Netherlands and the US in support of the album. The touring musicians were Gord Tough on electric guitar, drummer Randy Curnew, bassist Paul Taylor and keyboardist Todd Lumley.

Critical reception

The album was generally well received.[http://www.soundstage.com/music/reviews/rev551.htm "The Cash Brothers - A Brand New Night"]. Sound Stage, December 2003 Reviews of the album praised the duo's harmonies, innovative guitar work and songwriting.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-brand-new-night-mw0000598610 "The Cash Brothers A Brand New Night"]. AllMusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| headline = How was Tomorrow[http://www.allmusic.com/album/how-was-tomorrow-mw0000002134 "How was Tomorrow<"]. AllMusic Review by Stanton Swihart

| title1 = Raceway

| length1 = 2:43

| title2 = Take a Little Time

| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = Nebraska

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = The Only One

| length4 = 3:02

| title5 = Nerve

| length5 = 3:24

| title6 = Show Me the Reason

| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Night Shift Guru

| length7 = 4:14

| title8 = Guitar Strings and Foolish Things

| length8 = 3:08

| title9 = Awkward Game

| length9 = 4:10

| title10 = I Am Waiting

| length10 = 4:12

| title11 = Dream Awake

| length11 = 3:36

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = Bonus Tracks!

| title12 = Hallucination

| title13 = Saturday In June

| title14 = Birds Fly

| title15 = Luckiest In The World

}}

References