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| Released | 30 March 2018 | |||
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| Length | 50:45 | |||
| Label | Girl Gang | |||
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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]
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 | |||
Personnel
- Kate Nash – vocals
- Alex Gordon – mastering (tracks 1–3, 5–14)
- Geoff Pesche – mastering (track 4)
- Jason Defour – mixing (tracks 1–9, 11, 12, 14)
- Tom Biller – mixing (track 10)
- Jeff Ellis – mixing (track 13)
- Madison Douglas – backing vocals (track 14)
- Rhea Fowler – violin (track 14)
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[4] |
| The Guardian |   [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| Paste Magazine | (6.6/10)[7] |
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".[3]
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.
- ^ a b "Yesterday Was Forever by Kate Nash". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Album Review: Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. 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. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Kate Nash: Yesterday Was Forever". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
