Track Listing
1. Futures
2. Just Tonight
3. Work
4. Kill
5. World You Love
6. Pain
7. Drugs or Me
8. Polaris
9. Nothing Wrong
10. Night Drive
11. 23
12. Shame (Bonus Track)
13. When I Want (Bonus Track)
14. Futures (Demo Version)
15. Just Tonight (Demo Version)
16. Work (Demo Version)
17. Kill (Demo Version)
18. World You Love (Demo Version)
19. Pain (Demo Version)
20. Drugs or Me (Demo Version)
21. Polaris (Demo Version)
22. Nothing Wrong (Demo Version)
23. Night Drive (Demo Version)
24. 23 (Demo Version)
25. Shame (Demo Version)
26. When I Want (Demo Version)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Liz Phair | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This UK tour edition includes two bonus tracks, and a bonus CD of demos.
After firmly establishing itself in the hearts and minds of rock fans through numerous EPs and two albums of angst-fueled power-pop, Jimmy Eat World scored a big hit single with "The Middle," from the excellent BLEED AMERICAN (re-christened JIMMY EAT WORLD in the wake of 9/11). The mainstream had finally caught up with Jimmy Eat World.
FUTURES, the ensemble's first album following its breakthrough, doesn't stray from the formula that has worked so well for the Arizona band. Jim Adkins's vocals are quietly insistent, and at times fiery, conveying reflective, intelligent lyrics that complement intricate melodies. Like its immediate predecessor, FUTURES opens with a politically minded title track ("I hope for better in November"), but, in general, the songs mostly revolve around love and longing. "Work" and "Pain" are filled with heart-on-the-sleeve emotions, and Jimmy Eat World makes these tunes work with undeniable sincerity. With many sharp, catchy songs on display, FUTURES is another outstanding record from Jimmy Eat World.
Editorial Reviews
4 out of 5 - The end result is a beautiful example of what 'heart-on-sleeve' music should be...
Alternative Press
3 stars out of 5 - [T]horoughly pleasant....More Foo Fighters than Fugazi, and all the sparklier for it.
Uncut
[T]hese songs sound supersized... - Grade: B-
Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #21 in Spin's 40 Best Albums of the Year - [T]hese are gorgeously overwrought anthems...
Spin
Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - [They] finally show off the pop-wise maturity they have been hiding and refining inside the punk fuzz guitars...
Rolling Stone
3 1/2 stars out of 5 - [T]heir fifth and finest album....With unashamedly sentimental pop-punk tunes that aim for the upper-register quaver in Adkins' voice.
Rolling Stone
FUTURES mixes crunchy, rockier numbers with delicate, fragile songs...
Kerrang
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