Friday Forever is the second studio album by Everything Is Recorded, a project of British record producer Richard Russell. It was released on 3 April 2020 through his record label XL Recordings. It peaked at 29 on the UK Official Record Store Chart. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Background.
The album features guest appearances from Berwyn, Maria Somerville, Aitch, Infinite Coles, Flohio, Ghostface Killah, James Massiah, A. K. Paul, Kean Kavanagh, and Penny Rimbaud. It tells a story that begins at 9:46 PM on a Friday night and ends at 11:59 AM the next day.
Release.
"Friday Forever" was released on 3 April 2020 through XL Recordings, the day after Richard Russell's autobiography "Liberation Through Hearing" was published through White Rabbit.
Clipz released a remix version of "Friday Forever", titled "Saturday Specials: The Clipz Remixes", on 29 January 2021.
Critical reception.
Sean Kerwick of "DIY" described the album as "a solid record with an intriguing concept that unravels fantastically under Russell's loosened leash." Paul Simpson of AllMusic praised Maria Somerville's contributions to the album. He commented that "Her plaintive and enchanting voice appears at the beginning, in the middle, and toward the end, surrounding the graphic lyricism of her duet partners with wraith-like poeticisms." Oskar Jeff of "Loud and Quiet" stated, "Many passages of the album are perfectly passable, yet it is greatly disappointing considering the level of talent involved here."
The album was nominated for the Best Independent Album award at the 2020 AIM Independent Music Awards.