Loose Future

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Loose Future
Courtney Marie Andrews Loose Future cover.jpg
Studio album by
Courtney Marie Andrews
ReleasedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
StudioFlying Cloud Recordings
Genre
Length32:31
Label Fat Possum
Producer
Courtney Marie Andrews chronology
Old Flowers
(2020)		Loose Future
(2022)

Loose Future is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews. It was released on October 7, 2022 via Fat Possum Records. Recording sessions took place at Flying Cloud Recordings. Production was handled by Sam Evian and Courtney Marie Andrews. It features contributions from Josh Kaufman, Jared Samuel, Dan Iead, Chris Bear, Colin Nealis, Austin Vaughn and Sam Evian.

Contents

The album peaked at number 74 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Beats Per Minute 75%/100% [4]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [8]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut 8/10 [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Loose Future was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81, based on eleven reviews. [1]

In his review for AllMusic, Mark Deming stated: "though Loose Future lacks a bit of the grand-scale drama of Honest Life and Old Flowers , it's full of well-crafted songs performed with the skill and passion they deserve, and it's another worthy album from a songwriter who only gets better as she matures". [2] Grayson Haver Currin of Mojo found that the album "positions Andrews between Waxahatchee and Angel Olsen, a triumvirate of singer-songwriters finding new alleyways in and out of familiar territory. These 10 absorbing songs, likewise, are testaments to remaining in motion". [6] Amaya Lim of The Line of Best Fit felt the album "embraces uncertainty and jumps headfirst into big emotions, but with acute self-awareness". [8] Siobhan Grogan of The Telegraph called it "a gloriously mellow record, the sound of an artist remembering there's a life beyond her touring schedule and daring to enjoy it". [9] Sharon O'Connell of Uncut saw it "not quite experimental, but there is evolution in this superbly judged set". [10]

John Amen of Beats Per Minute wrote: "produced by Sam Evian, Loose Future is brighter and more buoyant than Andrews' prior output, the Arizona-born artist displaying her well-honed songwriting and impressive vocal skills while adopting a pop-adherent sound". [4] Writing for Pitchfork , Stephen Thomas Erlewine resumed: "the smooth, radiant production doesn't amount to commercial pandering: it's assured, exploratory, and warm music that mirrors Andrews' newly opened heart". [7]

Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter wrote: "it just over a half hour, the short but compelling set finds a generally chipper—if somewhat guarded—Andrews expanding her musical boundaries and peering cautiously to a brighter, more fulfilling, and looser future ahead". [3] Dillon Eastoe of Gigwise wrote: "cosy as the recording technique is, Andrews is in a relatively playful mood, adding some analogue vocal effects and playing with old school synthesisers alongside the retro timbre of mandolin and pedal steel". [5] Chris Thiessen of Under the Radar wrote that the album "invites us into a place of delight and reminds us that "These Are the Good Old Days", that it's okay to eschew the five-year plan and greet the future with open hands, that a gratuitous smile or warm song can be truly life-giving". [11]

Accolades

Accolades for Loose Future
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
AlbumismAlbumism Selects: The 100 Best Albums of 2022
75
Good Morning America 50 Best Albums of 2022
44
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022
88
The Fader The 50 Best Albums of 2022
50

Track listing

All tracks are written by Courtney Marie Andrews, except tracks 1 and 9 written with Kate York

No.TitleLength
1."Loose Future"3:28
2."Older Now"3:23
3."On the Line"3:40
4."Satellite"2:54
5."These Are the Good Old Days"2:35
6."Thinkin' on You"3:09
7."You Do What You Want"3:16
8."Let Her Go"3:59
9."Change My Mind"3:03
10."Me & Jerry"3:04
Total length:32:31

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2022)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 74
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [18] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [19] 5

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