Past the Past

{{Infobox album

| name = Past the Past

| type = EP

| artist = Jess Moskaluke

| cover = Jess Moskaluke - Past the Past (EP cover).jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2017|11|03}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country pop

| length = {{duration|m=21|s=51}}

| label = MDM Recordings

| producer = Corey Crowder

| prev_title = Kiss Me Quiet

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = The Demos

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Past the Past

| type = EP

| single1 = Drive Me Away

| single1date = February 14, 2017

| single2 = Kill Your Love

| single2date = June 23, 2017

| single3 = Past the Past

| single3date = February 2, 2018

| single4 = Camouflage

| single4date = June 1, 2018

| single5 = Save Some of That Whiskey

| single5date = December 25, 2018

}}

Past the Past is the third extended play recorded by Canadian country pop artist Jess Moskaluke. It was released through MDM Recordings Inc. on November 3, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Kennedy|first1=John R.|title=Jess Moskaluke Shares 'Past The Past' Release Date|url=http://www.iheartradio.ca/news/jess-moskaluke-shares-past-the-past-release-date-1.3341360|website=iHeartRadio|accessdate=December 13, 2017}} The EP was preceded by the singles "Drive Me Away" and "Kill Your Love", with the former becoming Moskaluke's highest charting single to date and the first top-five country single by a solo female Canadian artist since 2008.{{cite news|title=Jess Moskaluke in the Driver's Seat with "Drive Me Away"|url=http://themusicexpress.ca/jess-moskaluke-in-the-drivers-seat-with-drive-me-away/|accessdate=May 14, 2017|publisher=The Music Express|date=May 11, 2017|format=press release}} Past the Past become Moskaluke's first release to enter the Canadian Albums Chart, peaking at 87.

Singles

"Drive Me Away" was released to Canadian country radio as the EP's lead single on February 14, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Degg|first1=Nanci|title=Canada's Reigning Queen of Country, Jess Moskaluke, Releases Her Newest Single "Drive Me Away"|url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2017/02/22/canadas-reigning-queen-of-country-jess-moskaluke-releases-her-newest-single-drive-me-away/|accessdate=March 8, 2017|publisher=Canadian Beats|date=February 22, 2017}} The song was released digitally the following day.{{cite web|title=Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke {{!}} Release Info|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/drive-me-away-mr0004675532|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=March 8, 2017}} In May 2017, "Drive Me Away" reached number 3 on the Canada Country chart,{{cite magazine|title=Chart history for "Drive Me Away" on Canada Country|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Drive%20Me%20Away%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A1240&refine=1|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=March 8, 2017}} surpassing her previous career-best position of 7. This also made Moskaluke the first solo female artist to reach the top five at Canadian country radio since Terri Clark topped the chart in 2008 with "In My Next Life".

On June 23, 2017, "Kill Your Love" was released as the album's second single.{{cite web|title=Kill Your Love - Jess Moskaluke {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-your-love-mw0003066434|website=AllMusic|accessdate=December 13, 2017}} The song reached a peak of 16 on the Canadian country chart.

The title track, "Past the Past, was released to radio February 2, 2018 as the EP's third single.{{cite web|title=January 2018 Member News|url=https://www.ccma.org/January_2018_Member_News.html|publisher=Canadian Country Music Association|accessdate=February 3, 2018}} Peaking at number 30, it became Moskaluke's lowest-charting single since "Hit N Run" in 2013.

"Camouflage" was released as the fourth single on June 1, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Melanson |first1=Jenna |title=Jess Moskaluke releases new single, "Camouflage" |url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2018/06/01/jess-moskaluke-releases-new-single-camouflage/ |accessdate=June 1, 2018 |publisher=Canadian Beats |date=June 1, 2018}} It would peak at number seven on Canada Country, returning Moskaluke to the top ten.

"Save Some of That Whiskey" was released as the fifth and final single on December 25, 2018. It reached a peak of number six.

Critical reception

Marlo Ashley of Exclaim! rated the EP seven-out-of-ten, writing that it "is genre-defying, pushing boundaries by taking new country into more alternative territory" and that the collection "encourages many replays, and should reach audiences from dance to pop-rock and country-pop; it's irresistible."{{cite magazine|last1=Ashley|first1=Marlo|title=Jess Moskaluke Past the Past|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/jess_moskaluke-past_the_past|accessdate=December 13, 2017|magazine=Exclaim!|date=October 30, 2017}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Drive Me Away

| writer1 = {{hlist|Jess Moskaluke|Zach Abend|Corey Crowder}}

| length1 = 2:53

| title2 = Camoflauge

| writer2 = {{hlist|Moskaluke|Kelly Archer|Lindsay Rimes|Emily Shackelton}}

| length2 = 2:47

| title3 = Right When Ya Left

| writer3 = {{hlist|Moskaluke|Crowder|Neil Mason}}

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = Gotta Start Somewhere

| writer4 = {{hlist|Moskaluke|Abend|Emily Landis}}

| length4 = 3:16

| title5 = Kill Your Love

| writer5 = {{hlist|Ashley Monroe|Liz Rose|Caitlyn Smith}}

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = Save Some of That Whiskey

| writer6 = {{hlist|Moskaluke|Crowder|Jared Mullins}}

| length6 = 2:53

| title7 = Past the Past

| writer7 = {{hlist|Hannah Ellis|Sam Ellis}}

| length7 = 3:31

| total_length = 21:51

}}

Chart performance

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! Chart (2017)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|87|artist=Jess Moskaluke|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 13, 2017|refname="albums"}}

=Singles=

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rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" \| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Single ! Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:4em;"\| CAN Country {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jess-moskaluke/chart-history/ccw/\|title=Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}
rowspan="2"\| 2017 ! scope="row"\| "Drive Me Away" \| 3
scope="row"\| "Kill Your Love" \| 16
rowspan="3"\| 2018 ! scope="row"\| "Past the Past" \| 30
scope="row"\| "Camouflage" \| 7
scope="row"\| "Save Some of That Whiskey" \| 6

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rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Single

! Peak chart
positions

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! style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jess-moskaluke/chart-history/ccw/|title=Jess Moskaluke Chart History (Canada Country)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}

rowspan="2"| 2017

! scope="row"| "Drive Me Away"

| 3

scope="row"| "Kill Your Love"

| 16

rowspan="3"| 2018

! scope="row"| "Past the Past"

| 30

scope="row"| "Camouflage"

| 7

scope="row"| "Save Some of That Whiskey"

| 6