Yesterdays (Pennywise album)

Yesterdays is the eleventh studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, which was released on July 15, 2014. It contains previously unrecorded compositions (with the exception of "No Way Out" and "Slowdown", which appeared on 1989's A Word from the Wise and 1993's Unknown Road respectively) by their late bassist Jason Thirsk.[5] Yesterdays is also Pennywise's first album with singer Jim Lindberg after he left the band in 2009 and returned in 2012.[6] "Violence Never Ending" was released to radio on June 23, 2014.[7]

Yesterdays
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2014
Recorded1989 (bonus track "Band Practice 89")
2013–2014 (rest of the album)
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length43:03
LabelEpitaph
Pennywise chronology
All or Nothing
(2012)
Yesterdays
(2014)
Never Gonna Die
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!6/10[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pennywise

No.TitleLength
1."What You Deserve"2:47
2."Restless Time"1:26
3."Noise Pollution"3:18
4."Violence Never Ending"1:59
5."Am Oi!"2:11
6."Thanksgiving"2:52
7."She's a Winner"3:22
8."Slowdown"3:03
9."Public Defender"2:10
10."No Way Out"2:44
11."I Can Remember"3:44
Total length:29:36
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
12."Band Practice 89" (Band practice of some of the songs contained on album)13:38
Total length:43:14

Personnel

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Pennywise

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Additional

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  • Jason Thirsk – songwriting, bass (Band Practice '89)
  • Ian Petersen – producer, engineer
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Fred Hidalgo – logo design, cover art
  • Additional art and design provided by Byron McMackin and PENNYWISE

Charts

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Chart performance for Yesterdays
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 124
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 52
US Billboard 200[12] 62
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 9

References

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  1. ^ "Pennywise - Yesterdays". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Yesterdays by Pennywise Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "Yesterdays - Pennywise". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Gormely, Ian (July 11, 2014). "Pennywise Yesterdays". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Listen to Pennywise's New Song 'Violence Never Ending'". radio.com. June 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  6. ^ "Pennywise to Release New Album 'Yesterdays' on July 15 | Pennywise". Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pennywise – Yesterdays". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Pennywise – Yesterdays" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pennywise – Yesterdays" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pennywise – Yesterdays". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Pennywise Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Pennywise Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2022.