Forever for Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter LP. The album was released through Warner Bros. Records on June 2, 2014, and is their major label full-length debut.
Background LP released two independent studio albums, Heart-Shaped Scar (2001) and Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol (2004), which were commercially unsuccessful. After that, they started writing songs for other artists, most notably for Rihanna ("Cheers (Drink to That)"), Backstreet Boys, and Christina Aguilera.
Following a record deal signed with Warner Bros. Records in September 2011, LP recorded a song titled "Into the Wild", which was prominently used in a Citibank TV commercial in the end of 2011. In April 2012, LP released an extended play Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, and "Into the Wild" was released as a single in May 2012. LP started touring, which pushed the release of their major-label debut album back. Initially, the album was going to sound as "a bit more of an acoustic thing," however, LP and producer Rob Cavallo started adding more layers to the songs, and eventually their sound grew bigger.
Promotion The first official single to promote Forever for Now, "Into the Wild", was released on May 21, 2012. "Night Like This" was released as the second single on March 21, 2014. "Tokyo Sunrise" was released as the third single on May 26, 2014. "Someday" was released the fourth single on May 30, 2014.
On June 17, 2014, LP performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, broadcast by CBS.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars, and wrote that "there's a sharp, stylish gleam to the very sound of Forever for Now, a combination of LP's savvy pop sensibility and the cool commercial instincts of Rob Cavallo." He added that Cavallo "accentuates and accessorizes the contours of her [LP's] songs without diluting the eccentricities. He gives her plenty of space to roam, allowing her to soar as high as a skyscraper on 'Tokyo Sunrise' and 'Salvation,' but also knows when to keep things intimate, as on the haunting coda of the title track."
American Songwriters Jim Beviglia wrote that "Forever for Now is filled with sprawling pop songs that soar to heights meant to maximize the impact of Pergolizzi's unreal voice," which he compared to a cross between Ronnie Spector and Florence Welch. However, he commented that the album's main drawback is the fact that almost every song seems to be "meticulously crafted and ready for radio airplay," as listening to the entire album "reveals a certain sameness in approach: Quiet, atmospheric opens, cloud-bursting choruses, and a few of LP's wordless banshee wails thrown in for good measure."
Track listing
Videoclip 1. Tokyo Sunrise 2.
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Musicians LP – lead vocals, ukulele Kid Harpoon – ukulele Rob Cavallo – guitar Yogi Lonich – guitar Tim Pierce – guitar Justyn Pilbrow – bass, guitar Mike Elizondo – bass Chris Chaney – bass, drums Oliver Charles – drums, percussion Gary Novak – drums, percussion Luis Conte – percussion Isabella Summers – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards Charlie Bisharat – violin Caroline Campbell – violin Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello Dane Little – cello David Campbell – string arrangements, string conductor Oliver Langford – string arrangements
Technical personnel Rob Cavallo – production, additional production, A&R Josh Alexander – production, vocal production Mike Del Rio – production, programming PJ Bianco – production, programming Tim Pagnotta – production Justyn Pilbrow – production Isabella Summers – production David Bassett – additional production Claude Kelly – vocal production Cheryl Jenets – production manager Jon Chen – production assistant Michelle Rogel – production assistant Dan Chase – engineering, programming Doug McKean – engineering, programming Allen Casillas – engineering Chris Mullings – engineering Wesley Seidman – engineering, assistant engineering Brendan Dekora – assistant engineering Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineering Jeremy Miller – assistant engineering
Scott Moore – assistant engineering Tom Rasulo – assistant engineering Ryan Reault – assistant engineering Lance Sumner – assistant engineering Russ Waugh – assistant engineering Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mixing Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Andrew Schubert – mixing Brad Townsend – mixing Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant Nik Karpen – mixing assistant Bob Ludwig – mastering Mike Fasano – drum technician Jerry Johnson – drum technician Mauro Rubbi – drum technician Jeff Fenster – A&R Lars Fox – Pro-Tools Norman Wonderly – creative director Amanda Demme – photography Donny Phillips – design
Charts Chart (2014–2017) Peak position Latvian Albums (LaIPA) 66
Release history Region Date Format Label Poland June 2, 2014 CD Warner Music United States June 3, 2014 CD, digital download, LP Warner Bros.
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