In the Ever

{{Infobox album

| name = In the Ever

| type = studio

| artist = Mason Jennings

| cover = Cover_intheever_lg.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 20, 2008

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = 38:23

| label = Brushfire{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/mason-jennings-in-the-ever/|title=MASON JENNINGS > In the Ever « American Songwriter|date=July 1, 2008}}

| producer = Mason Jennings

| prev_title = Boneclouds

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Blood of Man

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{music ratings

|rev2 = American Songwriter

|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}

}}

In the Ever is the sixth album by Mason Jennings.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-ever-mw0000786988 |title=In the Ever - Mason Jennings |website=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=August 21, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mason-jennings-mn0000389378/biography|title=Mason Jennings | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} It was released in 2008 by Brushfire Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breaking-artist-mason-jennings-191332/|title=Breaking Artist: Mason Jennings|work=Rolling Stone|date=July 9, 2008}} The UK version of the album contains a twelfth track, titled "Sassafrass."

Production

The album was recorded in a cabin to the west of Minneapolis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/2377905-mason-jennings-he-likes-play-duluth-and-loves-sing-alone|title=Mason Jennings: He likes to play Duluth and loves to sing alone|website=Duluth News Tribune}} Aside from the instruments, the only equipment used was a laptop and two microphones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/mason-jennings-boy-in-the-north-country/|title=Mason Jennings: boy in the North Country|first=Stewart|last=Oksenhorn|website=www.aspentimes.com}}

Critical reception

The Line of Best Fit called the album "a charming and soundly constructed set of songs."{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/mason-jennings-in-the-ever-6683|title=Mason Jennings – In The Ever|website=The Line of Best Fit}} City Pages called it "a disappointment for longstanding fans," writing that "the days of front-to-back high-caliber Mason Jennings albums may have passed."{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/cd-review-mason-jennings-in-the-ever-6634067|title=CD Review: Mason Jennings, In the Ever|first=Andrea|last=Swensson|website=City Pages}} PopMatters wrote that In the Ever "more closely resembles a melancholy collection of American folk songs while sticking to [Jennings's] familiar themes: religion’s ambiguity, politics, and love."{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/mason-jennings-in-the-ever-2496142783.html|title=Mason Jennings: In The Ever|date=July 2, 2008|website=PopMatters}}

Track listing

"Never Knew Your Name" – 3:39
"Something About Your Love" – 4:30
"I Love You and Buddha Too" – 2:15
"Fighter Girl" – 3:20
"Your New Man" – 4:07
"Memphis, Tennessee" – 2:12
"Going Back to New Orleans" – 2:01
"How Deep Is that River" – 3:50
"Soldier Boy" – 3:44
"My Perfect Lover" – 6:08
"In Your City" – 2:31

"Sassafrass" – 2:56 (UK edition bonus track)
"The Fisherman" – 3:43 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

Mason Jennings sang and played all of the instruments except noted below:
Arabella Kauffmann - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
David Boucher - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
Brian McLeod - drums on "Fighter Girl"
Jonny Polonsky - pump organ on "How Deep Is That River"
Chris Morrissey - upright bass and harmony vocals on "Memphis, Tennessee"
Jack Johnson - additional vocals on "I Love You And Buddha Too"

References

Category:2008 albums

Category:Mason Jennings albums

Category:Brushfire Records albums