Yesterday Was Forever
Yesterday Was Forever is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash. Her first album in five years, the record notably sees Nash return to her indie pop roots. It was released independently and funded by fans via Kickstarter. To promote the album, Nash embarked on the Yesterday Was Forever Tour in the United States and Canada, and has performed at several festivals including Reading and Leeds Festival.[1]
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Released | 30 March 2018 | |||
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Length | 50:45 | |||
Label | Girl Gang | |||
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Singles from Yesterday Was Forever | ||||
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The album's themes revolve around mental health and relationships. Nash openly confirmed that she has obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety and is an advocate for raising awareness for the importance of mental health. "Musical Theatre" is Nash's personal interpretation of struggling with mental health.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Life in Pink" | Jarrad K | 4:15 | |
2. | "Call Me" |
| Jarrad K | 3:32 |
3. | "Take Away" |
| Jarrad K | 3:15 |
4. | "Hate You" |
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| 3:23 |
5. | "Drink About You" |
| Jarrad K | 3:12 |
6. | "Body Heat" |
| Kuya Productions | 3:04 |
7. | "Karaoke Kiss" |
| Jarrad K | 3:52 |
8. | "Musical Theatre" |
| Thaae | 2:57 |
9. | "California Poppies" |
| Thaae | 4:20 |
10. | "Always Shining" | Nash | Tom Biller | 3:33 |
11. | "Today" |
| Thaae | 3:35 |
12. | "Twisted Up" |
| Thaae | 3:27 |
13. | "My Little Alien" |
| Jarrad K | 3:51 |
14. | "To the Music I Belong" | Nash | 4:29 | |
Total length: | 50:45 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Russia (NFPF)[3] | Gold | 10,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 63/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
NME | [7] |
Paste Magazine | (6.6/10)[8] |
At Metacritic, a review aggregator which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]
References
- "Reading Festival 2018". Songkick.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "How Kate Nash Got Her Fight Back". Papermag.com. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Russian album certifications – Kate Nash – Yesterday Was Forever" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). 2018. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Yesterday Was Forever by Kate Nash". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- "Album Review: Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- Aroesti, Rachel (30 March 2018). "Kate Nash: Yesterday Was Forever review – slightly stale pop nostalgia". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Kate Nash - 'Yesterday Was Forever' review". Nme.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Kate Nash: Yesterday Was Forever". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.