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

Future Ruins
Studio album by
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 2018[1]
  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?6.9/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DIY[5]
Drowned in Sound6/10[6]
Mojo[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
Q[9]
The Skinny[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Uncut7/10[12]
Under the Radar8/10[13]

Track listing edit

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 edit

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 92
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 6

References edit

  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 Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart 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.