Back to Forever - Lissie
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  • Summary: The second full-length studio release for the California singer-songwriter was produced by Garret "Jacknife" Lee.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Paste Magazine
    Oct 8, 2013
    84
    With puffs of backing vocals and a shiny bursting guitar solo, all escaping emotions are artfully contained. Lissie sounds most comfortable in this mode, chugging meticulously forward.
  2. PopMatters
    Sep 30, 2013
    80
    Not every song on her new album works--just because something is art does not make it good art--but most of them do because she really outs herself out there.
  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Oct 14, 2013
    80
    Back to Forever moves things into the 1980s--all fist-pumping verses and “Kids-in-America”-like big choruses.
  4. American Songwriter
    Sep 12, 2013
    70
    Lissie’s latest record, one the year’s most consistent, sprightly indie-pop albums, is a well-rounded introduction to the young singer.
  5. Under The Radar
    Sep 4, 2013
    60
    On Back To Forever, the music fits better; here, Lissie has found the music to match her vocal gift. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.92]
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  6. Uncut
    Sep 4, 2013
    60
    Happily her rugged individuality matches up to the grandstanding platform. [Oct 2013, p.71]
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  7. musicOMH.com
    Sep 4, 2013
    50
    Most of the other tracks on the LP aren’t nearly as exciting to hear as the first two singles.

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