For Now (album)

For Now is the second album by Australian indie rock band DMA's, released on 27 April 2018.[1]

For Now
Studio album by DMA's
Released	27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)[1]
Recorded	2016–2017
Studio	Various The Grove Studios (Somersby, NSW, Australia) Piper Lane (Sydney, Australia) Frank Strong Studios (Iowa, USA)
Genre	Indie rock, Britpop revival
Length	46:34
Label	Infectious
Producer	Johnny Took Matthew Mason Thomas O'Dell Kim Moyes
DMA's chronology
Hills End (2016) For Now (2018) The Glow (2020)
Singles from For Now
"Dawning" Released: 3 October 2017[2] "In the Air" Released: 13 February 2018[3] "For Now" Released: 21 March 2018[4] "Break Me" Released: 19 April 2018[5] "Do I Need You Now?" Released: 29 June 2018[6] "The End" Released: 8 October 2018[7] "Time & Money" Released: 27 November 2018[8]

The album was supported by seven singles: "Dawning",[2] "In the Air",[3] "For Now",[4] "Break Me"[5] "Do I Need You Now?",[6] "The End",[7] and "Time & Money".[8]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for three awards; Best Group, Best Rock Album and Best Independent Release.[9]

At the J Awards of 2018, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[10]

Four tracks from the album were voted into consecutive Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns, "Dawning" in 2017 at number 89,[11] and "In the Air", "The End" and "Do I Need You Now?" in 2018 at numbers 40, 61, and 97, respectively.[12] "Time & Money" also came in at #198 in Triple J's Hottest 200 of 2018.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by DMA's (Johnny Took, Matthew Mason and Thomas O'Dell), except where noted[14].

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"For Now"	Took Mason O'Dell Patrick Harrowsmith	4:03
2.	"Dawning"	Took Mason O'Dell Tom Crandles	3:07
3.	"Time & Money"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles Joel Flyger	3:57
4.	"In the Air"	Took Mason O'Dell Kim Moyes	4:01
5.	"The End"		4:24
6.	"Warsaw"	Took Mason O'Dell Crandles	3:13
7.	"Do I Need You Now?"		4:43
8.	"Break Me"		3:55
9.	"Lazy Love"		3:32
10.	"Tape Deck Sick"		4:12
11.	"Health"		3:03
12.	"Emily Whyte"		4:24
Total length:			46:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[15]

• Tom Crandles – bass guitar
• DMA's – engineering, production
• Andrea Ficara – additional production
• Joel Flyger – guitar
• Joanna Frank – design
• Paddy Harrowsmith – guitar
• Liam Hoskins – drums
• Charlie Mann – additional production
• Kim Moyes – drums, engineering, production
• Jack Nigro – engineering
• Spike Stent – mixing
• Luke Stephenson – photography
• Dan Strong – drum programming
• Mike Tucci – mastering

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	5
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	13

References

1. Newstead, Al (13 February 2018). "First Spin: DMA's announce album #2 with "In the Air"". ABC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. Tencic, Nat (3 October 2017). "First Listen: DMA's - 'Dawning'". ABC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
3. Jay, Deborah (13 February 2018). "DMA's drop new single "In the Air", new album 'For Now' out April 27th". IINAG. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
4. Newstead, Al (22 March 2018). "First Spin: DMA'S share title track to new album, 'For Now'". ABC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. Brewster, Will (24 April 2018). "DMA's release new single 'Break Me'". Mixdown Mag. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
6. Jay, Deborah (31 May 2018). "DMA's drop 'Do I Need You Now?' video". IINAG. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
7. "DMA's share infectious new remix of single 'The End' by Channel Tres". Shoot Music Promotions. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
8. Jay, Deborah (27 November 2018). "DMA's share video for 'Time & Money' + Madonna cover". IINAG. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
9. "And the ARIA Award goes to..." ARIA. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
10. "The J Award 2018". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
11. "1-100 – Hottest 100, 2017". ABC. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
12. "1-100 – Hottest 100 2018". ABC. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
13. "1-200 – Hottest 100 2018". ABC. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
14. "For Now – DMA's Track Listing". allmusic.com. All Media Network.
15. "For Now – DMAS, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
16. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.