The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten

The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten is the fourth studio album by Three Mile Pilot, released on September 28, 2010 by Temporary Residence Limited. It was the first full-length album the band released since 1997's Another Desert, Another Sea.

The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten
Studio album by Three Mile Pilot
Released	September 28, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Indie rock
Length	53:15
Label	Temporary Residence
Producer	Three Mile Pilot
Three Mile Pilot chronology
Songs From an Old Town We Once Knew (2000) The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten (2010) Maps (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(75/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)[4]
PopMatters	(8/10)[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pall Jenkins; all music is composed by Pall Jenkins, Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Tom Zinser.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Battle"	4:32
2.	"Still Alive"	4:53
3.	"Grey Clouds"	4:52
4.	"Same Mistake"	4:04
5.	"What I Lose"	5:00
6.	"Left in Vain"	3:55
7.	"The Threshold"	4:44
8.	"One Falls Away"	4:11
9.	"Days of Wrath"	4:06
10.	"Planets"	3:41
11.	"What's in the Air"	5:45
12.	"The Premonition"	3:32

Personnel

Adapted from The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten liner notes.[6]

Three Mile Pilot Pall Jenkins – vocals, guitar Armistead Burwell Smith IV – bass guitar, backing vocals Tom Zinser – drums, accordion

Additional musicians Tobias Nathaniel – piano (7) Matt Resovich – violin (8) Production and additional personnel Kris Poulin – mixing Three Mile Pilot – record producer, recording

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2010	Temporary Residence	CD, LP	TRR166

References

1. "The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten". Metacritic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
2. Lymangrover, Jason. "Three Mile Pilot: The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
3. Bayer, Jonah (September 28, 2010). "Three Mile Pilot: The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
4. Cohen, Ian (October 22, 2010). "Three Mile Pilot: The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten". Retrieved March 2, 2016.
5. Slater, Russ (October 18, 2010). "Three Mile Pilot: The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten". PopMatters. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
6. The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten (booklet). Three Mile Pilot. Brooklyn, New York: Temporary Residence Limited. 2010.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten at Discogs (list of releases)