In the Ever explained

In the Ever
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mason Jennings
Cover:	Cover_intheever_lg.jpg
Released:	May 20, 2008
Genre:	Folk
Length:	38:23
Label:	Brushfire^[1]
Producer:	Mason Jennings
Prev Title:	Boneclouds
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Blood of Man
Next Year:	2009

In the Ever is the sixth album by Mason Jennings.^{[2] [3]} It was released in 2008 by Brushfire Records.^[4] The UK version of the album contains a twelfth track, titled "Sassafrass."

Production

The album was recorded in a cabin to the west of Minneapolis.^[5] Aside from the instruments, the only equipment used was a laptop and two microphones.^[6]

Critical reception

The Line of Best Fit called the album "a charming and soundly constructed set of songs."^[7] City Pages called it "a disappointment for longstanding fans," writing that "the days of front-to-back high-caliber Mason Jennings albums may have passed."^[8] PopMatters wrote that In the Ever "more closely resembles a melancholy collection of American folk songs while sticking to [Jennings's] familiar themes: religion’s ambiguity, politics, and love."^[9]

Track listing

1. "Never Knew Your Name" – 3:39
2. "Something About Your Love" – 4:30
3. "I Love You and Buddha Too" – 2:15
4. "Fighter Girl" – 3:20
5. "Your New Man" – 4:07
6. "Memphis, Tennessee" – 2:12
7. "Going Back to New Orleans" – 2:01
8. "How Deep Is that River" – 3:50
9. "Soldier Boy" – 3:44
10. "My Perfect Lover" – 6:08
11. "In Your City" – 2:31

• • "Sassafrass" – 2:56 (UK edition bonus track)
  • "The Fisherman" – 3:43 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

• Mason Jennings sang and played all of the instruments except noted below:
• Arabella Kauffmann - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
• David Boucher - bass guitar on "Fighter Girl"
• Brian McLeod - drums on "Fighter Girl"
• Jonny Polonsky - pump organ on "How Deep Is That River"
• Chris Morrissey - upright bass and harmony vocals on "Memphis, Tennessee"
• Jack Johnson - additional vocals on "I Love You And Buddha Too"

Notes and References

1. Web site: MASON JENNINGS > In the Ever « American Songwriter. July 1, 2008.
2. Web site: In the Ever - Mason Jennings . . . August 21, 2019.
3. Web site: Mason Jennings | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Breaking Artist: Mason Jennings. Rolling Stone. July 9, 2008.
5. Web site: Mason Jennings: He likes to play Duluth and loves to sing alone. Duluth News Tribune.
6. Web site: Mason Jennings: boy in the North Country. Stewart. Oksenhorn. www.aspentimes.com.
7. Web site: Mason Jennings – In The Ever. The Line of Best Fit.
8. Web site: CD Review: Mason Jennings, In the Ever. Andrea. Swensson. City Pages.
9. Web site: Mason Jennings: In The Ever. July 2, 2008. PopMatters.