Future This

Future This
Studio album by The Big Pink
Released 11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
Genre Electronic rock, indie rock, shoegaze
Length 44:27
Label 4AD
Producer Paul Epworth
The Big Pink chronology
A Brief History of Love
(2009)
Future This
(2012)
Singles from Future This
  1. "Stay Gold"
    Released: 14 November 2011
  2. "Hit the Ground (Superman)"
    Released: 30 January 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
NME6/10[8]
Pitchfork Media5.2/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]
Slant Magazine[11]

Future This is the second studio album by English electronic rock duo The Big Pink, released on 11 January 2012 by 4AD. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Stay Gold" on 14 November 2011.

Track listing

All tracks written by Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze; additional writers indicated. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Stay Gold"  Paul Epworth 3:38
2. "Hit the Ground (Superman)"  Epworth, Laurie Anderson 4:56
3. "Give It Up"  Epworth, Earl Randle 4:49
4. "The Palace"  Epworth 4:19
5. "1313"    5:52
6. "Rubbernecking"  Epworth 3:27
7. "Jump Music"    4:38
8. "Lose Your Mind"    4:09
9. "Future This"  Daniel O'Sullivan 3:56
10. "77"    4:43

Sample

Personnel

Credits adapted from Future This album liner notes.[14]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[15] 12
Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 11
Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17] 20
UK Albums Chart[18] 96
US Heatseekers Albums[19] 6
US Independent Albums[19] 32

Release history

Country Date Label
Japan[20] 11 January 2012 Hostess Entertainment
Australia[21] 13 January 2012 Remote Control Records
Germany[22] 4AD
United Kingdom[23] 16 January 2012
United States[24] 17 January 2012
France[25] 24 January 2012

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  5. Gourlay, Dom (13 January 2012). "The Big Pink – Future This". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. Maerz, Melissa (11 January 2012). "Future This review". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. Nicholson, Rebecca (12 January 2012). "The Big Pink: Future This – review". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. Nicolson, Barry (13 January 2012). "The Big Pink – 'Future This'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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