Yesteryear (album)

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Yesteryear
Yesteryear by Cosmo's Midnight.png
Studio album by
Cosmo's Midnight
Released2 October 2020
Genre Electronic music [1]
Length40:37
Label
Producer Cosmo's Midnight
Cosmo's Midnight chronology
What Comes Next
(2018)		Yesteryear
(2020)
Singles from Yesteryear
  1. "C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It)"
    Released: 1 March 2019 [2]
  2. "Have It All"
    Released: 17 July 2019 [3]
  3. "It's Love"
    Released: 24 November 2019 [4]
  4. "Down for You"
    Released: 31 January 2020 [5]
  5. "Yesteryear"
    Released: 11 June 2020 [6]
  6. "Idaho"
    Released: September 2020 [7]

Yesteryear is the second studio album by Australian electronic music duo Cosmo's Midnight, released through Nite High and Sony Music Australia on 2 October 2020. Solely produced by the duo, the album features guest appearances from Matthew Young, Age.Sex.Location, Stevan, and Ruel.

Contents

Yesteryear was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 42 on the ARIA Albums Chart and receiving a nomination for Best Dance Release at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards. [8]

Background

Upon release, the duo said "It's an album inspired by personal growth, looking back on these experiences, learning from them and moving forward with optimism." [9]

Critical reception

Yesteryear received critical acclaim. [10]

Jake Cleland from Stack Magazine said "Their second album shows more mature songwriting and a stronger sense of self, but nostalgia for the past. Even as they define themselves on their own terms, they're apprehensive about what they've left behind. But if their last album reappropriated the past, here they're creating the future. As inheritors of the Modular-era mantle, they have nothing to worry about. Memories of yesteryear might make them wistful, but the present is bright." [11]

Sose Fuamoli from Triple J called the album "a sophisticated and well-engineered collection of music, showing that even though they spent a lot of Yesteryear's creative process reflecting and looking back, Cosmo's Midnight's future has never been brighter." [9]

Track listing

Yesteryear track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Unwind"3:30
2."Yesteryear"3:39
3."It's Love" (featuring Matthew Young)3:15
4."Have It All" (featuring Age.Sex.Location)3:24
5."Ice" (featuring Stevan)3:43
6."A Million Times"3:39
7."Down for You" (with Ruel)3:13
8."The Get Down"2:02
9."Time Wasted"3:26
10."Idaho"3:37
11."C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It)"3:43
12."We Could Last Forever"3:35
Total length:40:37 [1]

Charts

Chart performance for Yesteryear
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 42

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References

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  2. ↑ "C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Have It All (feat. Age.Sex.Location) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cosmo's Midnight enlist Matthew Young on latest single "It's Love"". The Partae. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight & Ruel join forces for "Down for You"". Triple J. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Bracken, Claire (11 June 2020). "First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight sing about "Yesteryear", accidentally spill about new album". Triple J . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Bruce, Jasper (10 September 2020). "Cosmo's Midnight drop dreamy new track "Idaho"". NME Australia . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network . Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 Fuamoli, Sose (9 October 2020). "Yesteryear proves the future shines bright for Cosmo's Midnight". Triple J . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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