Yesterday Was Forever

Yesterday Was Forever is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash. Her first album in five years, the record notably sees Nash return to her indie pop roots. It was released independently and funded by fans via Kickstarter. To promote the album, Nash embarked on the Yesterday Was Forever Tour in the United States and Canada, and has performed at several festivals including Reading and Leeds Festival.[1]

Yesterday Was Forever
Studio album by
Kate Nash
Released30 March 2018
Genre
Length50:45
LabelGirl Gang
Producer
Kate Nash chronology
Girl Talk
(2013)		 Yesterday Was Forever
(2018)
Singles from Yesterday Was Forever
  1. "My Little Alien"
    Released: 14 November 2016
  2. "Call Me"
    Released: 7 April 2017
  3. "Drink About You"
    Released: 2 February 2018
  4. "Life in Pink"
    Released: 16 March 2018

The album's themes revolve around mental health and relationships. Nash openly confirmed that she has obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety and is an advocate for raising awareness for the importance of mental health. "Musical Theatre" is Nash's personal interpretation of struggling with mental health.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Life in Pink"
Jarrad K4:15
2."Call Me"
  • Nash
  • Kritzstein
Jarrad K3:32
3."Take Away"
  • Nash
  • Kritzstein
Jarrad K3:15
4."Hate You"
  • Frederik Thaae
  • Nash
3:23
5."Drink About You"
  • Nash
  • Kritzstein
Jarrad K3:12
6."Body Heat"
  • Nash
  • Asia Whiteacre
  • Terence Lam
  • Robert Gerongco
  • Samuel Gerongco
  • Matthew Genovese
Kuya Productions3:04
7."Karaoke Kiss"
  • Nash
  • Kritzstein
Jarrad K3:52
8."Musical Theatre"
  • Nash
  • Thaae
Thaae2:57
9."California Poppies"
  • Nash
  • Thaae
Thaae4:20
10."Always Shining"NashTom Biller3:33
11."Today"
  • Nash
  • Thaae
Thaae3:35
12."Twisted Up"
  • Nash
  • Thaae
Thaae3:27
13."My Little Alien"
  • Nash
  • Kritzstein
Jarrad K3:51
14."To the Music I Belong"Nash 4:29
Total length:50:45

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[3] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound(9/10)[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME[7]
Paste Magazine(6.6/10)[8]

At Metacritic, a review aggregator which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]

References
  1. "Reading Festival 2018". Songkick.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "How Kate Nash Got Her Fight Back". Papermag.com. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Russian album certifications – Kate Nash – Yesterday Was Forever" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). 2018. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. "Yesterday Was Forever by Kate Nash". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. "Album Review: Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. Aroesti, Rachel (30 March 2018). "Kate Nash: Yesterday Was Forever review – slightly stale pop nostalgia". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Kate Nash - 'Yesterday Was Forever' review". Nme.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. "Kate Nash: Yesterday Was Forever". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.



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