Forever (Charly Bliss album)

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Forever
Charly Bliss - Forever.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 16, 2024
Length36:49
Label Lucky Number Music
Producer Jake Luppen
Caleb Wright
Sam Hendricks
Charly Bliss chronology
Young Enough
(2019)
Forever
(2024)
Singles from Forever
  1. "Nineteen"
    Released: May 1, 2024
  2. "Calling You Out"
    Released: May 30, 2024
  3. "Waiting for You"
    Released: July 9, 2024
  4. "Back There Now"
    Released: August 13, 2024

Forever is the third studio album of Brooklyn power pop group Charly Bliss. Forever is the band's first studio album since Young Enough , which was released in 2019. [1]

Contents

Background

Forever was produced by Jake Luppen (of the band Hippo Campus), Caleb Wright (who has worked with Samia), and the band's drummer Sam Hendricks. [2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10 [3]
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [2]
Paste 6.2/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tragic"2:51
2."Calling You Out"3:01
3."Back There Now"3:30
4."Nineteen"3:22
5."In Your Bed"3:22
6."I'm Not Dead"3:00
7."How Do You Do It"3:02
8."I Don't Know Anything"3:37
9."Here Comes the Darkness"3:13
10."Waiting For You"2:46
11."Easy to Love You"2:42
12."Last First Kiss"3:14
Total length:36:49


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