The Near Future (album)

The Near Future is the second album by I Fight Dragons, released on December 9, 2014, the album was originally planned for a September 16, 2014 release date but for unknown reasons was pushed back.[1] It includes a ten-track concept storytelling arc of songs with five additional tracks.[2][3][1]

The Near Future
Studio album by I Fight Dragons
Released	December 9, 2014
Genre	Electronic rock, chiptune, power pop
Label	Self-released
I Fight Dragons chronology
DEMOlition - 12 Demos That Didn't Make KABOOM! (2010) The Near Future (2014) The Future Imperfect (2014)

The album was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign known as Project Atma.[4] It reached No. 32 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart upon its release.[5][6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Near Future I. Prelude"	0:28
2.	"The Near Future II. Eighteen"	3:18
3.	"The Near Future III. Battle"	3:19
4.	"The Near Future IV. Another Week"	3:22
5.	"The Near Future V. Meeting"	1:03
6.	"The Near Future VI. Rescue"	1:17
7.	"The Near Future VII. Time to Fly"	3:19
8.	"The Near Future VIII. Requiem"	1:01
9.	"The Near Future IX. Return"	0:32
10.	"The Near Future X. Fighting On"	4:35
11.	"No Strings"	3:05
12.	"Pretend"	3:22
13.	"Chicago"	3:42
14.	"Always"	2:29
15.	"Jimmy and Sally"	6:46

Personnel

• Brian Mazzaferri: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, chiptune
  
• Hari Rao: bass
  
• Packy Lundholm: vocals, electric guitar
  
• Chad Van Dahm: drums
  

References

1. "I Fight Dragons Vocalist Brian Mazzaferri Interview". Retrieved January 6, 2021 – via YouTube.
2. "The Near Future LP & Poster & Booklet & MP3". I Fight Dragons.
3. "The Near Future". Discogs.
4. "Project Atma". Kickstarter.
5. "TOP ROCK ALBUMS (Week of December 27, 2014)". billboard.
6. "The Near Future is the #5 Vinyl Album in the USA this week!!!". I Fight Dragons Blog of Destiny. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07.