''FutureNever'' is the second studio album by the Australian musician
Daniel Johns
Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the Lead vocalist, frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the Rock music, rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociat ...
, released on 22 April 2022 by
BMG Music Australia. It was announced in December 2021 and initially scheduled for release on 1 April 2022 until it was delayed to 22 April to include the song "Emergency Calls Only".
Johns said that he did not want to release any singles before the album, as he intended it to "be enjoyed as an album".
Johns missed his own album launch party due to crashing his car in a high-range
DUI
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incident.
At the
2022 ARIA Music Awards
The 2022 ARIA Music Awards were the 36th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) and consist of a series of awards, including the 2022 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Fi ...
, the album was nominated for
Best Solo Artist.
At the
AIR Awards of 2023
The 2023 AIR Awards is the seventeenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), which took place on 3 August 2023 in Adelaide. The 2023 AIR Awards introduced two new categ ...
, the album was nominated for Independent Album of the Year and won Best Independent Pop Album or EP.
Reception
Andrew Trendell from ''
NME
''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...
'' wrote, "While there's a lot of Daniel Johns at his best here, this isn't ''The Best of Daniel Johns''. There's rock bravado throughout, but you won't get a whiff of ''
Frogstomp
''Frogstomp'' is the debut studio album by Australian Rock music, rock band Silverchair. It was released on 27 March 1995, when the band members were only 15 years of age, by record label Murmur (record label), Murmur. The album features the ban ...
''. Styles and eras clash, but ''
Neon Ballroom
''Neon Ballroom'' is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in March 1999 by record labels Murmur and Epic. The songs " Anthem for the Year 2000", " Ana's Song (Open Fire)" and " Miss You Love" were r ...
'' it ain't. There is, however, a vulnerability, curiosity and adventure that makes ''FutureNever'' unmistakably Johns."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2022 debut albums
Daniel Johns albums
Eleven: A Music Company albums