Description
Forever is a 1993 album by the British shoegaze band Cranes. Forever continues the trend of the bands previous albums, revolving largely around Alison Shaws distinctive vocals. The album contains elements of shoegaze, dream pop and gothic rock, and features the singles Adrift and Jewel.
The album starts with hypnotizing acoustic guitar chords on the first track Everywhere. Songs like Cloudless, And Ever and Far Away show the band taking an extremely minimalist approach to their songwriting with sometimes nothing more than a piano accompanying Allisons voice. The songs Adrift and Clear are heavy post-punk rockers and Jewel is one of the brightest and most colourful songs that Cranes have ever produced.
Jewel ended up being an underground hit in the U.K. and U.S., though thanks to a somewhat transformed remix courtesy of longtime Cranes fan Robert Smith (Forever takes its name from a The Cure rarity of the same title).
Forever turned out to be a favourite amongst fans and critics, its a lost treasure of early 90s dream pop, delivering unique and mesmerizingly beautiful music.
The hidden track Shine Like A Star is included on the LP.
Pressed on coloured vinyl.
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