Surviving (album)


Surviving is the tenth studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World. The album was released on October 18, 2019, by Exotic Location Recordings and RCA Records.

Background

On May 4, 2018, Jimmy Eat World released a 7" vinyl single that consisted of new songs "Love Never" and "Half Heart", both of which were produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen. Between May and July, the group embarked on two US tours, which bookended a stint in Europe. Following this, they played a variety of festivals between July and October.
Drummer Zach Lind said in May 2019 that the group's new album had been mixed and mastered. He mentioned "Love Never" was remixed for inclusion on the album.

Release

Between June and August, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Third Eye Blind, with support from Ra Ra Riot. On September 23, Surviving was announced for release the following month, and "All the Way was made available for streaming. Surviving was released on October 18. On the same day, a music video was released for "555". Following this, the band played two release shows in the UK, before embarking on a US tour in November with support from Pronoun. On January 29, NPR Music released a Tiny Desk Concert of the band performing "Love Never" and "All the Way ". In August and September, the group were planning to go on a headlining US tour, with support from the Front Bottoms, Turnover and Joyce Manor. However, it was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critical reception

Surviving received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 10 reviews.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimmy Eat World.

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