In the Ever

In the Ever
Studio album by Mason Jennings
Released	May 20, 2008
Genre	Folk
Length	38:23
Label	Brushfire [1]
Producer	Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
Boneclouds (2006) In the Ever (2008) Blood of Man (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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. "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.