Tomorrow Forever
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tomorrow Forever
| type = studio
| artist = Matthew Sweet
| cover = Tomorrow forever.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|06|16}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop/rock
| length = {{Duration|m=59|s=04}}
| label =
| producer = Matthew Sweet
| prev_title = Under the Covers, Vol. 3
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Tomorrow's Daughter
| next_year = 2018
}}Tomorrow Forever is the twelfth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet, funded wholly by his fans through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. It was released on June 16, 2017, as a digital download, CD, and a 2-LP vinyl set.{{cite web |url=http://www.matthewsweet.com/pre-order-now-available-tomorrow-forever/ |title=Pre-order now available for TOMORROW FOREVER |date=April 28, 2017 |accessdate=June 3, 2017 }}
Production
The album was funded by a Kickstarter campaign from June 27 – July 27, 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/570414535/matthew-sweet-new-studio-album-and-3d-art-project|title=Matthew Sweet New Studio Album and 3D Art Project|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2017}} The album's expected April 2015 release date was delayed to June 2017. Sweet originally recorded 38 songs and cut this down to 17 for the final album, which was the reason for the delay in release.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7767798/matthew-sweet-kickstarter-tomorrow-forever|title=Matthew Sweet Sets Release Date for Kickstarter-Funded 'Tomorrow Forever' Album: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 2, 2017}} Twelve of the remaining 21 tracks were released in a bonus demo album (Tomorrow's Daughter), sent exclusively to backers of the campaign on Kickstarter, and intended for official release later.{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/music/the-audiophile-matthew-sweet-interview-kickstarter/|title='Tomorrow Forever' is a long album for an impatient era, but Kickstarter loves it|date=June 30, 2017|work=Digital Trends|access-date=September 2, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7767798/matthew-sweet-kickstarter-tomorrow-forever|title=Matthew Sweet Sets Release Date for Kickstarter-Funded 'Tomorrow Forever' Album: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard}}
Release
The album charted at number 27 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. Critics generally praised the album but highlighted its familiarity with his earlier albums.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrow-forever-mw0003045484|title=Tomorrow Forever - Matthew Sweet {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 2, 2017}} The review aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalized score of 77% based on 4 critic reviews.{{Citation|title=Tomorrow Forever by Matthew Sweet|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/tomorrow-forever/matthew-sweet|accessdate=September 2, 2017}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 77/100
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|title=Matthew Sweet: Tomorrow Forever « American Songwriter|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2017/06/matthew-sweet-tomorrow-forever/|website=American Songwriter|accessdate=September 2, 2017|date=June 15, 2017}}
| rev3 = Paste Magazine
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Matthew Sweet
| title1 = Trick
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = Entangled
| length2 = 2:44
| title3 = Pretty Please
| length3 = 2:30
| title4 = You Knew Me
| length4 = 2:50
| title5 = Circle
| length5 = 3:03
| title6 = Haunted
| length6 = 4:20
| title7 = Country Girl
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Off the Farm
| length8 = 2:40
| title9 = Nobody Knows
| length9 = 2:26
| title10 = The Searcher
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = Music for Love
| length11 = 2:43
| title12 = Bittersweet
| length12 = 4:08
| title13 = Come Correct
| length13 = 3:28
| title14 = Finally
| length14 = 3:38
| title15 = Carol
| length15 = 3:37
| title16 = Hello
| length16 = 4:54
| title17 = End is Near
| length17 = 4:17
| total_length = 59:04
}}
Personnel
- Rod Argent - piano
- Evan Carter - painting photography
- Paul Chastain - 12-string electric guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- Gary Louris - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Magee - mastering
- Valentine McCalumn - baritone, Dobro, electric slide guitar, guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, wah wah guitar
- Ric Menck - drums
- Dan Miggler - art direction
- John Moremen - electric guitar, rhythm guitar
- Debbi Peterson - drums
- Matthew Sweet - bass, engineer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, Mellotron, mixing, organ, piano, primary artist, producer
Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|26|artist=Matthew Sweet|id=310074}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.matthewsweet.com/}}
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