In the Ever
| In the Ever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Label | Brushfire[1] | |||
| Producer | Mason Jennings | |||
| Mason Jennings chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |    [1] |
In the Ever is the sixth album by Mason Jennings.[2][3] It was released in 2008 by Brushfire Records.[4] The UK version of the album contains a twelfth track, titled "Sassafrass."
Production
[edit]The album was recorded in a cabin to the west of Minneapolis.[5] Aside from the instruments, the only equipment used was a laptop and two microphones.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]The Line of Best Fit called the album "a charming and soundly constructed set of songs."[7] City Pages called it "a disappointment for longstanding fans," writing that "the days of front-to-back high-caliber Mason Jennings albums may have passed."[8] PopMatters wrote that In the Ever "more closely resembles a melancholy collection of American folk songs while sticking to [Jennings's] familiar themes: religion’s ambiguity, politics, and love."[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "Never Knew Your Name" – 3:39
- "Something About Your Love" – 4:30
- "I Love You and Buddha Too" – 2:15
- "Fighter Girl" – 3:20
- "Your New Man" – 4:07
- "Memphis, Tennessee" – 2:12
- "Going Back to New Orleans" – 2:01
- "How Deep Is that River" – 3:50
- "Soldier Boy" – 3:44
- "My Perfect Lover" – 6:08
- "In Your City" – 2:31
- "Sassafrass" – 2:56 (UK edition bonus track)
- "The Fisherman" – 3:43 (iTunes bonus track)
Personnel
[edit]- Mason Jennings sang and played all of the instruments except noted below:
- Arabella Kauffmann - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
- David Boucher - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
- Brian McLeod - drums on "Fighter Girl"
- Jonny Polonsky - pump organ on "How Deep Is That River"
- Chris Morrissey - upright bass and harmony vocals on "Memphis, Tennessee"
- Jack Johnson - additional vocals on "I Love You And Buddha Too"
References
[edit]- ^ a b "MASON JENNINGS > In the Ever « American Songwriter". July 1, 2008.
- ^ "In the Ever - Mason Jennings". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Mason Jennings | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Breaking Artist: Mason Jennings". Rolling Stone. July 9, 2008.
- ^ "Mason Jennings: He likes to play Duluth and loves to sing alone". Duluth News Tribune.
- ^ Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Mason Jennings: boy in the North Country". www.aspentimes.com.
- ^ "Mason Jennings – In The Ever". The Line of Best Fit.
- ^ Swensson, Andrea. "CD Review: Mason Jennings, In the Ever". City Pages.
- ^ "Mason Jennings: In The Ever". PopMatters. July 2, 2008.
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