In the Ever
Studio album by
Mason Jennings
ReleasedMay 20, 2008
GenreFolk
Length38:23
LabelBrushfire[1]
ProducerMason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
Boneclouds
(2006)		 In the Ever
(2008)		 Blood of Man
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter[1]

In the Ever is the sixth album by Mason Jennings.[2][3] It was released in 2008 by Brushfire Records.[4] The UK version of the album contains a twelfth track, titled "Sassafrass."

Production

The album was recorded in a cabin to the west of Minneapolis.[5] Aside from the instruments, the only equipment used was a laptop and two microphones.[6]

Critical reception

The Line of Best Fit called the album "a charming and soundly constructed set of songs."[7] City Pages called it "a disappointment for longstanding fans," writing that "the days of front-to-back high-caliber Mason Jennings albums may have passed."[8] PopMatters wrote that In the Ever "more closely resembles a melancholy collection of American folk songs while sticking to [Jennings's] familiar themes: religion’s ambiguity, politics, and love."[9]

Track listing

  1. "Never Knew Your Name" – 3:39
  2. "Something About Your Love" – 4:30
  3. "I Love You and Buddha Too" – 2:15
  4. "Fighter Girl" – 3:20
  5. "Your New Man" – 4:07
  6. "Memphis, Tennessee" – 2:12
  7. "Going Back to New Orleans" – 2:01
  8. "How Deep Is that River" – 3:50
  9. "Soldier Boy" – 3:44
  10. "My Perfect Lover" – 6:08
  11. "In Your City" – 2:31
    • "Sassafrass" – 2:56 (UK edition bonus track)
    • "The Fisherman" – 3:43 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

  • Mason Jennings sang and played all of the instruments except noted below:
  • Arabella Kauffmann - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
  • David Boucher - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
  • Brian McLeod - drums on "Fighter Girl"
  • Jonny Polonsky - pump organ on "How Deep Is That River"
  • Chris Morrissey - upright bass and harmony vocals on "Memphis, Tennessee"
  • Jack Johnson - additional vocals on "I Love You And Buddha Too"

References

  1. 1 2 "MASON JENNINGS > In the Ever « American Songwriter". July 1, 2008.
  2. ↑ "In the Ever - Mason Jennings". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mason Jennings | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Breaking Artist: Mason Jennings". Rolling Stone. July 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Mason Jennings: He likes to play Duluth and loves to sing alone". Duluth News Tribune.
  6. ↑ Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Mason Jennings: boy in the North Country". www.aspentimes.com.
  7. ↑ "Mason Jennings – In The Ever". The Line of Best Fit.
  8. ↑ Swensson, Andrea. "CD Review: Mason Jennings, In the Ever". City Pages.
  9. ↑ "Mason Jennings: In The Ever". PopMatters. July 2, 2008.



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