Forever is a 1993 album by the British shoegaze band Cranes

Cranes (band)

Cranes are a British music group formed in 1986, whose style has been described as "gothic minimalism".-History:Formed in 1986 in Portsmouth, England by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw, and named after the many mechanical cranes around the city's docks, Cranes are best known for the childlike,...

. It is often cited by fans as the band's best album, and together with the Loved album, marks the peak of the band's popularity. Forever continues the trend of the band's previous albums, revolving largely around Alison Shaw's distinctive vocals. The album contains elements of shoegaze, dream pop

Dream pop

Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...

 and gothic rock

Gothic rock

Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...

, and features the singles "Adrift" and "Jewel".

Track listing

All songs written by Cranes.

1. "Everywhere" – 3:42
2. "Cloudless" – 5:35
3. "Jewel" – 3:09
4. "Far Away" – 3:58
5. "Adrift" – 5:13
6. "Clear" – 3:46
7. "Sun and Sky" – 3:35
8. "And Ever" – 4:08
9. "Golden" – 3:44
10. "Rainbows" – 3:15