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Always and Forever (Alien Ant Farm album)

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Always and Forever
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2015
StudioGroovemaster Studios (Chicago, Illinois)
Length47:07
LabelExecutive Music Group
Producer
Alien Ant Farm chronology
Up in the Attic
(2006)
Always and Forever
(2015)
Mantras
(2024)
Singles from Always and Forever
  1. "Let 'Em Know"
    Released: May 1, 2013
  2. "Homage"
    Released: September 23, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Punknews.org[3]
Sputnikmusic3.3/5[4]
Ultimate Guitar5/10[5]

Always and Forever is the fifth studio album by Alien Ant Farm. The album features two singles: "Let 'Em Know", which was released on May 1, 2013, and "Homage", which was released on September 2, 2014. The latter received radio airplay on September 23, 2014.[6] As of 2024, the album has been removed from music streaming platforms with no reason given.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yellow Pages"
  • Dryden Mitchell
  • Terry Corso
  • Mike Cosgrove
  • Tye Zamora
3:15
2."Simpatico"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Zamora
3:26
3."Burning"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Rob Hawkins
3:13
4."Let 'Em Know"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Ryan Marrone
  • Garrick Smith
3:15
5."Our Time" (featuring Zeale)
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • CJ Eiriksson
  • Valin J Zamarron
3:44
6."Homage"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Kenneth Springette
  • Maurice Eugene Willis
4:11
7."Sidelines"
3:43
8."Little Things (Physical)"
3:23
9."Crazy Love"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Johnny K
3:42
10."American Pie"
3:52
11."Godlike"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Zamora
3:30
12."Better Weather"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Zamora
3:58
13."Dirty Bomb"
  • Mitchell
  • Corso
  • Cosgrove
  • Zamora
3:55

Personnel

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Alien Ant Farm

  • Dryden Mitchell – vocals
  • Mike Cosgrove – drums
  • Terry Corso – guitar
  • Timmy Pee – bass (credit only)

Additional musicians

  • Tye Zamora – bass (all tracks)
  • Pete Lucero, Scott Nelson, Kyrt Hensch – additional drums (7)
  • Jay Terrien – strings contractor, string arrangements, conducting, and viola (6, 7, 10)
  • Andrew Duckle – viola (6, 7, 10)
  • Simone Vitucci, Leah Metzler – cello (6, 7, 10)
  • Ricky Jackson – string editing (6)
  • Kassondra Ackerman, Elizabeth Donkin, Sophie Martinkus – gang vocals (7)
  • Charlie Richard – horn arrangement (7)
  • Kevin Mayes, Matt Stratton, Henri Richardson – trumpet (7)
  • Nate Wilson – tenor saxophone (7)
  • Ian Baroni, Ben Ahsue, Andrew Alvarado, Prichard Pearce – trombone (7)
  • Victor Alcarz, Jessica Ragsdale, Steven Ragsdale – percussion (7)

Technical personnel

  • Johnny K – producer, engineer, mixing (1–3, 5, 7–13)
  • Alien Ant Farm – producer
  • Matt Dougherty – engineer
  • Joe Zook – mixing (6)
  • Jay Baumgardner – mixing (4)
  • Ryan Lipman – assistant mix engineer (6)
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering (1–5, 7–13)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering (6)
  • David Cobb – digital editing

References

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  1. ^ "Always and Forever by Alien Ant Farm". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Always and Forever - Alien Ant Farm - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ Punknews.org. "Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Review: Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Alien Ant Farm: Always And Forever - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. September 16, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2016.