Back & Fourth

This album, of all the ones I have of Pete Yorn I LOVE the most. I never get tired of it, Paradise Cove could be my all time favorite song of 2009. It's back to the Pete Yorn from the first album, I don't think anyone who really enjoyed Nightcrawler will like this as much. Of all my Pete Yorn albums I love this one the best, and I bought Nightcrawler and barely listened to 4 or 5 tracks... purely subjective of course, but Back and Fourth is brilliant songwriting, with gorgeous melodies from my favorite male pop/rock artist.

I have been a long time fan of Pete's work and this album just reinsures myself as to why I absolutely love him. Back & Fourth is the first album in a long time that I can play from start to finish and not get bored. Everysong on the album has a unique sound of thier own but yet come together and share a theme. Definitely one of my favorites if not my favorite album of all time! And at only $7.99 you are practically stealing it. Top Tracks of the album include "Paradise Cove", "Close", "Last Summer", and "Long Time Nothing New". Cannot wait to see what else Pete Yorn has to pull out of his sleeve.

This is certainly a more mellow album. Your first clue is the lead-off track: "Don't Wanna Cry". But one needs to listen to this album from start to finish with a nice pair of headphones to really experience this album. "Don't Wanna Cry" also reveals that this album has a lot going on. The core of the music is always Pete and his guitar, surrounded by layers of guitars that provide excellent texture to each song. Widening the atmosphere are the keys. All this is anchored by a solid rythmn section giving just the right amount of push to songs like "Paradise Cove" and "Last Summer", and hanging back for songs like "Social Development Dance" and "Long Time Nothing New". "Last Summer" is truly the highlight of the album and is arguably one of Pete's best songs yet. This album definitely has the Mike Mogis signature of brass, wurlitzer, and heavy compression. But with so many layers of instruments, it's hard to manage this sound without significant compression. This album has plenty to offer the ears and mind and is a high water mark for Pete.

Please keep listening... When I first listened to the album I was a little disappointed, but as with Nightcrawler, the more I listen to it the more I like it!

This album is disappointing to me as a big Pete Yorn fan. I loved his first three but this one is just typical pop.

Songs like Don't Wanna Cry and Paradise Cove have certainly grown on me, but i'm still waiting for pete to get back to the good stuff he had in 2001 with musicforthemorningafter. Better than his last album, Nightcrawler, but i still think Pete should try his upbeat stuff, cause i think that's his best work. nonetheless, this music is pretty and grows on you

PETE YORN has always been a brilliant song-writer since Day 1.... there's no question there. BACK & FORTH... his 4th full length under Columbia finds him at different place musically though.... there's no question there either. If you have loved Pete Yorn since 2001's "Musicforthemorningafter"... then you probably won't be too happy w/this one. Pete's earlier work features amazing lyrical content combined w/a rusty, rough around the edges musical score. His previous recordings all have a un-produced, raw kind of sound.... a sound apparant in his vocals as well..... Now... 2009's "Back & Forth" finds Pete on a more indie/folk pop road. All of these songs are lyrically sound.... which is a credit to Pete.... However.... the musical sound of this record is much more produced and put together than any of his previous work. I'm going to go out on a ledge and say this is my personal favorite of Pete Yorn's. I think "Back & Forth" plays like a perfect rainy day or sunny drive album.... It's awesome! Like I said though... if you like the raw/unproduced sound Pete featured on his earlier work you won't find hardly any of that here..... Still an amazing record though... from an amazing young songwriter.

I think this is Pete's strongest effort yet. I love all of his music, but this is peerless in his catalog. Sure, it's more plaintive, but it's definitely got bucketloads more soul. Not Otis Redding soul, but bare your soul sort of soul, something his other releases were a bit more lacking in. Give it a listen.

I know many of Yorn's fans dig the edgier side of his music (Murray, For Nancy, For Us, Crystal Village, etc.) but for those of you who enjoy the softer side of Pete, Back and Fourth is maybe his best album yet. Best tracks include Social Development Dance, Close, Paradise Cove, and Last Summer. I have been spinning this album for a month now and can't seem to get enough. Enjoy.

don't listen to the first review! this album is anything but boring. pete yorn shows how diverse he is and this album has some extremely vulnerable moments. I highley recommend this album!!