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Future Ruins

Future Ruins is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 25 January 2019 through Dangerbird Records.

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Future Ruins
Studio album by
Swervedriver
Released25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
Recorded2018
Length47:41
LabelDangerbird
ProducerSwervedriver
Swervedriver chronology
I Wasn't Born to Lose You
(2015) 		Future Ruins
(2019)
Singles from Future Ruins
  1. "Mary Winter"
    Released: 25 October 20181
  2. "Drone Lover"
    Released: 16 November 2018
  3. "The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air"
    Released: 7 December 2018
  4. "Spiked Flower"
    Released: 11 January 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/102
Metacritic80/1003
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar4
DIYStarStarStarStar5
Drowned in Sound6/106
MojoStarStarStarStar7
PopMatters8/108
QStarStarStarStar9
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar10
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStar11
Uncut7/1012
Under the Radar8/1013

Future Ruins is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 25 January 2019 through Dangerbird Records.14

Track listing

All tracks are written by Swervedriver.

No.TitleLength
1."Mary Winter"5:04
2."The Lonely Crowd Fades in the Air"4:13
3."Future Ruins"6:12
4."Theeascending"4:45
5."Drone Lover"4:18
6."Spiked Flower"3:25
7."Everybody's Going Somewhere & No-One's Going Anywhere"3:49
8."Golden Remedy"5:42
9."Good Times Are So Hard to Follow"3:09
10."Radio-Silent"7:04

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)15 92
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)16 27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)17 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)18 6
References

References

  1. Moore, Sam (25 October 2018). "Swervedriver announce new album "Future Ruins" with hefty new single "Mary Winter"". NME. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Future Ruins by Swervedriver reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "Future Ruins by Swervedriver Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. Thomas, Fred. "Future Ruins – Swervedriver". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. Roseblade, Nick (25 January 2019). "Swervedriver – Future Ruins". DIY. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. Turner-Heffer, Adam (23 January 2019). "Album Review: Swervedriver – Future Ruins". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. Chick, Stevie (February 2019). "Swervedriver: Future Ruins". Mojo. No. 303. p. 84.
  8. King, Ian (22 January 2019). "'Future Ruins' Shows Swervedriver Are Still Making Their Own Breakthroughs". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. Price, Simon (March 2019). "Swervedriver: Future Ruins". Q. No. 395. p. 118.
  10. Murray, Robin (25 January 2019). "Swervedriver – Future Ruins". The Skinny. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. Sullivan, Blue (1 February 2019). "Review: Swervedriver's Future Ruins Thrives in the Spaces In-Between". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. Anderson, Jason (February 2019). "Swervedriver: Future Ruins". Uncut. No. 261. p. 34.
  13. Gourlay, Dom (21 January 2019). "Swervedriver: Future Ruins (Danger Bird)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. Pearis, Bill (25 October 2018). "Swervedriver announce "Future Ruins"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 1/2/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. "Official Independent Albums Chart on 1/2/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. "Swervedriver Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. "Swervedriver Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2019.