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Back to Forever
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length studio release for the California singer-songwriter was produced by Garret "Jacknife" Lee.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  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. 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.
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 17, 2013
    80
    Lissie's strength is how she uses the past as foundation, not aspiration, and that's why Back to Forever is a lithe, unpredictable, and seductive collection of modern pop: it places equal emphasis on song and sound.
  4. DIY Magazine
    Sep 4, 2013
    60
    There’s a consistent sense of déjà vu that accompanies every melody, a pleasant sense of cosy familiarity, but also a like-ability running throughout.
  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. Blurt Magazine
    Oct 25, 2013
    40
    It would seem as if she’s making music from a disengaged point of view.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. PrismLover
    Dec 23, 2013
    9
    The album is really good. I enjoy listening it from the start to the end. It is full of meaning and Lissie knows how to send the messageThe album is really good. I enjoy listening it from the start to the end. It is full of meaning and Lissie knows how to send the message clearly Just have discovered Lissie and I really like her stuff. I recommend.… Expand
  2. highonsunday
    Jul 17, 2014
    8
    This album is much more cohesive as a body of work then 'catching a tiger'. Where CaT had moments of brilliance, it too had moments ofThis album is much more cohesive as a body of work then 'catching a tiger'. Where CaT had moments of brilliance, it too had moments of boredom. She seems to have sorted this out on this album. Darker but more enjoyable.… Expand