Forever for Now (LP album)

Forever for Now
Studio album by LP
Released	June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
Genre	Pop[1][2]
Length	47:59
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Rob Cavallo[3]
LP chronology
Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios (2012) Forever for Now (2014) Death Valley (2016)
Singles from Forever for Now
"Into the Wild" Released: May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) "Night Like This" Released: March 21, 2014 (2014-03-21) "Tokyo Sunrise" Released: May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26) "Someday" Released: May 30, 2014 (2014-05-30)

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.[3]

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.[1]

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.[3]

Promotion

The first official single to promote Forever for Now, "Into the Wild", was released on May 21, 2012.[4] "Night Like This" was released as the second single on March 21, 2014.[5] "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.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
American Songwriter	[1]
High Voltage Magazine	9.8/11[8]
Today	4.5/5[2]

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."[7]

American Songwriter's 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."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heavenly Light"	Dave Bassett LP	3:50
2.	"Night Like This"	Nate Campany LP Mike Del Rio	4:00
3.	"One Last Mistake"	Tom Hull LP	3:35
4.	"Tokyo Sunrise"	PJ Bianco LP	4:24
5.	"Salvation"	Josh Alexander LP Billy Steinberg	3:49
6.	"Your Town"	Claude Kelly LP Justyn Pilbrow	4:25
7.	"Free to Love"	Kelly LP Pilbrow	4:26
8.	"Levitator"	LP Marc Nelkin Carl Ryden	3:53
9.	"Someday"	LP Isabella Summers	4:10
10.	"Savannah"	Alexander LP Steinberg	3:12
11.	"Into the Wild"	Bianco LP	3:54
12.	"Forever for Now"	LP Summers	4:10
13.	"Road to Ruin (Japan Bonus Track)"	LP Summers	4:45

Videoclip

1. Tokyo Sunrise 2.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[9]

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 (2014–16)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10]	73
US Billboard 200[11]	132

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Poland[12]	June 2, 2014	CD	Warner Music
United States[13][14][15]	June 3, 2014	CD, digital download, LP	Warner Bros.

References

1. Beviglia, Jim (June 3, 2014). "LP: Forever For Now". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
2. Mathews, Kevin (June 14, 2014). "Forever For Now (LP) | 4.5/5". Today. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
3. Graff, Gary (June 3, 2014). "LP Focuses on LP With First Album in a Decade". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
4. "Night Like This - Single by LP". iTunes (CA). March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
5. "Someday - Single by LP". iTunes (CA). May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
6. "LP To Perform On Craig Ferguson". iamlp.com. June 13, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Forever For Now - LP". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
8. Jarme, Joy (June 7, 2014). "Forever For Now by LP". High Voltage Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
9. "Forever For Now - LP | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
10. "Ultratop.be – LP – Forever for Now" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
11. "LP Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
12. "LP :: FOREVER FOR NOW". Warner Music Poland. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
13. "Forever For Now Out Now". iamlp.com. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
14. "Forever For Now Vinyl + Poster Bundle". Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
15. "LP - Forever For Now". Amazon. Retrieved November 16, 2015.