• Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Apr 19, 2011
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Apr 25, 2011
    90
    Forever Today succeeds in every way that Forgiveness Rock Record didn't, and you can only hope that Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning and company are taking notes from the scene-stealers based out of Sweden. This is sticky sweet stuff, and it's a must listen.
  2. With tunes this infectious and an overarching aura of well-being, Forever Today is a favorite to be the feel-good album of the spring.
  3. Apr 25, 2011
    80
    The new album continues that tradition of determined uplift.
  4. Apr 25, 2011
    80
    Lundgren and crew may have lost some of the buzz they initially had when the band first started, but they've gained grace and emotional strength in return. That's a pretty good trade, and for the fans who have stuck with them, it makes Forever Today their most satisfying record to date.
  5. Apr 25, 2011
    80
    It's the scattered, ambitious energy of twenty-somethings, when everything seems possible and even though you don't know where you're going or what you want when you get there, you feel compelled to run the whole way.
  6. Apr 25, 2011
    75
    While Forever Today doesn't break any new ground for I'm From Barcelona, it's a refinement that's resulted in the band's most consistent album yet.
  7. May 27, 2011
    64
    Particularly inspired by old '50s rock and roll like Little Richard and Fats Domino, the group does not disappoint its impulses, even if they're stuck on repeat.
  8. May 2, 2011
    61
    What's ultimately confounding about the album is how one-note its euphoria can be. The songs are almost interchangeable; the lyrics rarely stray beyond the easy cliche,
  9. Under The Radar
    May 27, 2011
    50
    Like the much-maligned puppy, Forever Today is as cute as can be--but alas, hardly the pick of the indie pop litter. [May 2011, p.85]
  10. Apr 27, 2011
    50
    I'm From Barcelona is fun, but ultimately shallow.

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