Only Forever (Alive Like Me album)

"Start Again"
Only Forever
Studio album by Alive Like Me
Released	October 3, 2014 [1]
Genre	Alternative rock ; post-hardcore ; pop punk ;
Length	38:13
Label	Rise
Producer	Ryan Furlott [2]
Singles from Only Forever
	"Start Again"; Released: January 29, 2014 [3] ; "Searching for Endings"; Released: July 11, 2014 [4] ; "Slip Away"; Released: July 17, 2014 [5] ; "Our Time Down Here"; Released: September 30, 2014 [6] ; "What Did You Expect"; Released: February 18, 2015 [7] ;

Last updated April 29, 2019

Only Forever is the debut and only studio album by American rock band Alive Like Me. It was released in October 2014.

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Alive Like Me was a short lived American rock band from Eugene, Oregon, formed in 2013. The band was signed to Rise Records. Their debut album, Only Forever, was released on October 3, 2014.

Based in the college town of Eugene, Oregon, singer Jairus Kersey, guitarists Brandon Banton and Dakota Dufloth, bassist David Knox, and drummer Joel Riley quickly built momentum releasing their first single "Start Again". As their reputation grew, they came to the attention of prominent Oregon indie Rise Records, who signed the band in early 2014.^[3] After joining the Vans Warped Tour for several dates that summer,^[8] they released their debut album, Only Forever, in October 2014.

Eugene, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

Eugene is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is at the southern end of the verdant Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.

Rise Records is an American record label currently based in Beaverton, Oregon, mainly focusing on heavy metal and punk rock music artists.

Track listing

Standard edition^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better Off"	2:54
2.	"Slip Away"	3:48
3.	"What Did You Expect"	4:10
4.	"Our Time Down Here"	2:51
5.	"Start Again"	2:59
6.	"Only Forever"	3:42
7.	"Wreckage"	3:20
8.	"Searching for Endings"	3:53
9.	"Lost Without You"	3:38
10.	"Meant for This"	3:27
11.	"Never Looking Back"	3:31
Total length:		38:13

Japanese bonus tracks^[9]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Meant for This" (acoustic version)	3:21
13.	"Only Forever" (Scout remix)	3:58
14.	"Better Off" (Scout remix)	3:05
Total length:		48:37

Personnel

Credits for Only Forever adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Alive Like Me

Brandon Banton – guitars
Dakota Dufloth – guitars
Jairus Kersey – lead vocals
David Knox – bass guitar
Joel Riley – drums, percussion

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer either leads the vocal ensemble, or sets against the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal part, with a chorus provided by other band members as backing vocalists.

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

Production

Kris Crummett – mastering
Ryan Furlott – producer
Mike Kalajian – engineering
Matthew Kirby – editing
Dan Korneff – mixing
Alex Prieto – engineering

Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of the Interlace Audio, in Portland, Oregon. Kris started recording in 2002. He has worked with many notable indie music record labels, including Rise Records, Epitaph Records, Fearless Records, Sumerian Records, Equal Vision Records, Sony Japan and many more. He is best known for his work with bands such as Sleeping With Sirens, Issues, Dance Gavin Dance, Drop Dead, Gorgeous and Alesana. Kris Crummet is managed by Johnny Minardi at Self Titled Management.

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

A music sequencer is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Control (OSC), and possibly audio and automation data for DAWs and plug-ins.

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Billboard Top Heatseekers	26^[10]

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Only Forever

Studio album by Alive Like Me
Released	October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)^[1]
Genre	Alternative rock post-hardcore pop punk
Length	38:13
Label	Rise
Producer	Ryan Furlott^[2]

Singles from Only Forever
"Start Again" Released: January 29, 2014^[3] "Searching for Endings" Released: July 11, 2014^[4] "Slip Away" Released: July 17, 2014^[5] "Our Time Down Here" Released: September 30, 2014^[6] "What Did You Expect" Released: February 18, 2015^[7]