''In the Ever'' is the sixth album by
Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter.
Biography
Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh at an early age. Jennings learned to play guitar at the age of 13, when he began writing songs. Jennings later dro ...
.
It was released in 2008 by
Brushfire Records
Brushfire Records is a record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson. Formerly known as ''The Moonshine Conspiracy Records'', the label was founded to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a company owned by Johns ...
. The UK version of the album contains a twelfth track, titled "Sassafrass."
Production
The album was recorded in a cabin to the west of Minneapolis. Aside from the instruments, the only equipment used was a laptop and two microphones.
Critical reception
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The Line of Best Fit
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'' called the album "a charming and soundly constructed set of songs." ''
City Pages
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'' called it "a disappointment for longstanding fans," writing that "the days of front-to-back high-caliber Mason Jennings albums may have passed." ''
PopMatters
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'' wrote that ''In the Ever'' "more closely resembles a melancholy collection of American folk songs while sticking to
ennings'sfamiliar themes: religion’s ambiguity, politics, and love."
Track listing
#"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
*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
2008 albums
Mason Jennings albums
Brushfire Records albums
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