Always and Forever (Alien Ant Farm album)

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Always and Forever
Alwaysandforever.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2015
StudioGroovemaster Studios (Chicago, Illinois)
Length47:07
Label Executive Music Group
Producer Johnny K, Nathaniel Williams Jr.
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
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Sputnikmusic3.3/5 [4]
Ultimate Guitar 5/10 [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. As of 2024, the album has been removed from Alien Ant Farm’s artist Apple Music and Spotify platforms. No reason has been given. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alien Ant Farm

No.TitleLength
1."Yellow Pages"3:15
2."Simpatico"3:26
3."Burning"3:13
4."Let 'Em Know"3:15
5."Our Time"3:44
6."Homage"4:11
7."Sidelines"3:43
8."Little Things (Physical)"3:23
9."Crazy Love"3:42
10."American Pie"3:52
11."Godlike"3:30
12."Better Weather"3:58
13."Dirty Bomb"3:55

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