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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Always and Forever
| name = Always and Forever
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Alien Ant Farm]]
| artist = [[Alien Ant Farm]]
| cover = Alwaysandforever.jpg
| cover = Alwaysandforever.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = February 20, 2015
| released = February 20, 2015
| recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio = Groovemaster Studios ([[Chicago, Illinois]])
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| genre =
| length = 47:07
| length = 47:07
| label = [[Executive Music Group]]
| label = [[Executive Music Group]]
| producer = [[Johnny K]], Nathaniel Williams Jr.
| producer = {{hlist|[[Johnny K]]|Alien Ant Farm}}
| prev_title = [[Up in the Attic]]
| prev_title = [[Up in the Attic]]
| prev_year = 2006
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Mantras (Alien Ant Farm album)|Mantras]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Always and Forever
| name = Always and Forever
| type = studio
| type = studio
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}}
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|MC= 61/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/always-and-forever/alien-ant-farm/critic-reviews|title=Always and Forever by Alien Ant Farm|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|MC= 61/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/always-and-forever/alien-ant-farm/critic-reviews|title=Always and Forever by Alien Ant Farm|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/always-and-forever-mw0002797809|title=Always and Forever - Alien Ant Farm - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/always-and-forever-mw0002797809|title=Always and Forever - Alien Ant Farm - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev2 = Punknews.org
|rev2 = Punknews.org
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=PNreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/13287/alien-ant-farm-always-and-forever|title=Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever|first=|last=Punknews.org|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=PNreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/13287/alien-ant-farm-always-and-forever|title=Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever|last=Punknews.org|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev3 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
|rev3 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
|rev3score = 3.3/5<ref name=SNMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66095/Alien-Ant-Farm-Always-and-Forever/|title=Review: Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever - Sputnikmusic|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev3score = 3.3/5<ref name=SNMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66095/Alien-Ant-Farm-Always-and-Forever/|title=Review: Alien Ant Farm - Always and Forever - Sputnikmusic|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
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|rev4score = 5/10<ref name=UGreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/alien_ant_farm/always_and_forever/index.html|title=Alien Ant Farm: Always And Forever - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
|rev4score = 5/10<ref name=UGreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/alien_ant_farm/always_and_forever/index.html|title=Alien Ant Farm: Always And Forever - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com|publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
}}
}}
''''' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2014-9-16.html|title=AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly|work=AllAccess|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref>
''''' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/alternative/2014-9-16.html|title=AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly|work=AllAccess|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref> For a period, until late 2024, the album was removed from music streaming platforms with no reason given.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing

⚫
|all_writing = Alien Ant Farm
|title1 = Yellow Pages
|title1 = Yellow Pages
|writer1 = {{hlist|Dryden Mitchell|Terry Corso|Mike Cosgrove|Tye Zamora}}
|length1 = 3:15
|length1 = 3:15

|title2 = Simpatico
|title2 = Simpatico
|writer2 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Zamora}}
|length2 = 3:26
|length2 = 3:26

|title3 = Burning
|title3 = Burning
|writer3 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Rob Hawkins}}
|length3 = 3:13
|length3 = 3:13

|title4 = Let 'Em Know
|title4 = Let 'Em Know
|writer4 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Ryan Marrone|Garrick Smith}}
|length4 = 3:15
|length4 = 3:15

|title5 = Our Time
|title5 = Our Time
|note5= featuring Zeale
|writer5 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|CJ Eiriksson|Valin J Zamarron}}
|length5 = 3:44
|length5 = 3:44

|title6 = Homage
|title6 = Homage
|writer6 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Kenneth Springette|Maurice Eugene Willis}}
|length6 = 4:11
|length6 = 4:11

|title7 = Sidelines
|title7 = Sidelines
|writer7 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Gosgrove|[[Neal Avron]]|Mike Green|Zamora}}
|length7 = 3:43
|length7 = 3:43

|title8 = Little Things (Physical)
|title8 = Little Things (Physical)
|writer8 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|[[Johnny K]]}}
|length8 = 3:23
|length8 = 3:23

|title9 = Crazy Love
|title9 = Crazy Love
|writer9 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Johnny K}}
|length9 = 3:42
|length9 = 3:42

|title10 = American Pie
|title10 = American Pie
|writer10 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|[[The Monsters & Strangerz|Monsters & Strangerz]]}}
|length10 = 3:52
|length10 = 3:52

|title11 = Godlike
|title11 = Godlike
|writer11 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Zamora}}
|length11 = 3:30
|length11 = 3:30

|title12 = Better Weather
|title12 = Better Weather
|writer12 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Zamora}}
|length12 = 3:58
|length12 = 3:58

|title13 = Dirty Bomb
|title13 = Dirty Bomb
|writer13 = {{hlist|Mitchell|Corso|Cosgrove|Zamora}}
|length13 = 3:55
|length13 = 3:55
}}
}}

==Personnel==
⚫
'''Alien Ant Farm'''
* Dryden Mitchell – vocals
* Mike Cosgrove – drums
* Terry Corso – guitar
* Timmy Pee – bass {{small|(credit only)}}

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

'''Technical personnel'''
* [[Johnny K]] – producer, engineer, mixing {{small|(1–3, 5, 7–13)}}
* Alien Ant Farm – producer
* Matt Dougherty – engineer
* Joe Zook – mixing {{small|(6)}}
* [[Jay Baumgardner]] – mixing {{small|(4)}}
* Ryan Lipman – assistant mix engineer {{small|(6)}}
* [[Brad Blackwood]] – mastering {{small|(1–5, 7–13)}}
* [[Chris Gehringer]] – mastering {{small|(6)}}
* David Cobb – digital editing


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 8 December 2024

Always and Forever
Studio album by
Alien Ant Farm
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] For a period, until late 2024, the album was removed from music streaming platforms with no reason given.

Track listing

[edit]
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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.


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