Forever (Lilly Hiatt album)

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Forever
Lilly Hiatt - Forever.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2025 (2025-01-31)
StudioThe Mole Hill, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length29:24
Label New West
Producer Coley Hinson
Lilly Hiatt chronology
Lately
(2021)
Forever
(2025)

Forever is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt. It was released on January 31, 2025, by New West Records. [2]

Contents

Background

The album, produced by Hiatt's husband, Coley Hinson, [3] introduced a stylistic shift in Hiatt's music from Americana in her 2020 project, Walking Proof , towards alternative rock, [1] and centers on the themes of personal identity and solitude. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [1]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

AllMusic stated about the album, "Was anyone asking Lilly Hiatt to make a 1990s alternative album? No, and that's part of why Forever works so well – here, she's just doing what feels right in the moment, and it sounds every bit as right to the listener." [2] Pitchfork rated it 7.5 out of ten, and described it as "an album that wears its intimacy as a point of pride yet doesn't sound like we expect intimacy to sound." [1]

No Depression remarked "Forever is proof that great art doesn't exclusively come out of periods of misery and heartbreak, but neither out of that quiet moment when all the cheering from the sidelines fades away and all that's left are the familiar routines and surroundings." [3] Slant Magazine assigned Forever a rating of four stars, stating it "adds to her repertoire is its unrelenting barrage of brawling guitars, punkish attitude, and hopped-up melodicism," and calling it "by far Hiatt's most exhilarating album." [4]

Guitar Player wrote "Hiatt and Coley coated the songs in a confection of melody and buzzy guitar riffs, with Hiatt's vocals hovering above the fray, encased in watery reverb." [6] PopMatters rated the album eight out of ten and noted "Forever celebrates the experiences couples have, the memories they create, and the struggles they overcome together." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lilly Hiatt.

Forever track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hidden Day"Scot Sax2:43
2."Shouldn't Be" 3:12
3."Ghost Ship" 3:58
4."Somewhere" 3:21
5."Evelyn's House" 2:55
6."Forever" 3:08
7."Man" 3:14
8."Kwik-E-Mart" 3:35
9."Thoughts" 3:18
Total length:29:24

Personnel

Credits for Forever adapted from Bandcamp.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Erlewine, Stephen (February 4, 2025). "Lilly Hiatt: Forever". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Deming, Mark. "Forever – Lilly Hiatt". AllMusic . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, Maeri (January 28, 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: For Lilly Hiatt, "Forever" Means Letting Go of Expectations". No Depression . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Winograd, Jeremy (January 27, 2025). "Lilly Hiatt 'Forever' Review: An Unrelentingly Focused Rock Album". Slant . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Elliott, Michael (January 29, 2025). "Lilly Hiatt Puts Love in Motion on Forever". PopMatters . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  6. Beaugez, Jim (March 4, 2025). "How Lilly Hiatt found domestic bliss and conquered her inner critic on new album Forever". Guitar Player . Retrieved March 26, 2025.