{{Use Australian English|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Yesteryear | type = studio | artist = Cosmo's Midnight | cover = Yesteryear by Cosmo's Midnight.png | alt = | released = 2 October 2020 | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = 40:37 | label = Sony Music Australia | producer = Cosmo's Midnight | prev_title = What Comes Next | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Yesteryear | type = studio | single1 = C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It) | single1date = 1 March 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/c-u-d-i-can-u-dig-it-single/1452954868 |title=C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=1 March 2019 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> | single2 = Have It All | single2date = 17 July 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/have-it-all-feat-age-sex-location-single/1470896163 |title=Have It All (feat. Age.Sex.Location) – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |date=17 July 2019 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> | single3 = It's Love | single3date = 24 November 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thepartae.com/cosmos-midnight-enlist-matthew-young-latest-single-love/ |title=Cosmo's Midnight enlist Matthew Young on latest single "It's Love" |work=The Partae |date=24 November 2019 |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030042350/https://thepartae.com/cosmos-midnight-enlist-matthew-young-latest-single-love/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | single4 = Down for You | single4date = 31 January 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/first-spin:-cosmos-midnight-&-ruel-join-forces-for-down-for-y/11914740 |title=First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight & Ruel join forces for "Down for You" |publisher=Triple J |date=31 January 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> | single5 = Yesteryear | single5date = 11 June 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/cosmos-midnight-yesteryear-tease-new-album/12341250 |title=First Spin: Cosmo's Midnight sing about "Yesteryear", accidentally spill about new album |publisher=Triple J |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021 |author=Bracken, Claire}}</ref> | single6 = Idaho | single6date = September 2020 <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/cosmos-midnight-drop-dreamy-new-track-idaho-2749330/ |title=Cosmo's Midnight drop dreamy new track "Idaho" |work=NME Australia |date=10 September 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021 |author=Bruce, Jasper}}</ref> }}}}
'''''Yesteryear''''' is the second studio album by Australian electronic music duo Cosmo's Midnight, released through Sony Music Australia on 2 October 2020. Solely produced by the duo, the album features guest appearances from Matthew Young, Age.Sex.Location, Stevan, and Ruel.
''Yesteryear'' was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 42 on the ARIA Albums Chart and receiving a nomination for Best Dance Release at the 2021 ARIA Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=30 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Background== Upon release, the duo said "It's an album inspired by personal growth, looking back on these experiences, learning from them and moving forward with optimism."<ref name="ABC">{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/cosmos-midnight-yesteryear-feature-album-future-is-bright/12747004/ |title=Yesteryear proves the future shines bright for Cosmo's Midnight |publisher=Triple J |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=24 March 2022 |author=Fuamoli, Sose}}</ref>
==Critical reception== ''Yesteryear'' received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://purplesneakers.com.au/reviews/trusted-for-taste-february-11/6uv2_P_-4eA/11-02-22/ |title=#TrustedForTaste Best Songs of the Week — February 11th |work=Purple Sneakers |date=11 February 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022 |author=Tritsiniotis, Parry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323235206/https://purplesneakers.com.au/reviews/trusted-for-taste-february-11/6uv2_P_-4eA/11-02-22 |archive-date=23 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Jake Cleland from ''Stack Magazine'' said "Their second album shows more mature songwriting and a stronger sense of self, but nostalgia for the past. Even as they define themselves on their own terms, they're apprehensive about what they've left behind. But if their last album reappropriated the past, here they're creating the future. As inheritors of the ''Modular''-era mantle, they have nothing to worry about. Memories of yesteryear might make them wistful, but the present is bright."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stack.com.au/music/album-review/cosmos-midnight-yesterday-review/ |title=Cosmo's Midnight, ''Yesteryear'' review |work=Stack Magazine |date=30 September 2020 |access-date=30 October 2021 |author=Cleland, Jake}}</ref>
Sose Fuamoli from Triple J called the album "a sophisticated and well-engineered collection of music, showing that even though they spent a lot of Yesteryear's creative process reflecting and looking back, Cosmo's Midnight's future has never been brighter."<ref name="ABC"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Yesteryear'' track listing | total_length = 40:37 | title1 = Unwind | length1 = 3:30 | title2 = Yesteryear | length2 = 3:39 | title3 = It's Love | note3 = featuring Matthew Young | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = Have It All | note4 = featuring Age.Sex.Location | length4 = 3:24 | title5 = Ice | note5 = featuring Stevan | length5 = 3:43 | title6 = A Million Times | length6 = 3:39 | title7 = Down for You | note7 = with Ruel | length7 = 3:13 | title8 = The Get Down | length8 = 2:02 | title9 = Time Wasted | length9 = 3:26 | title10 = Idaho | length10 = 3:37 | title11 = C.U.D.I. (Can U Dig It) | length11 = 3:43 | title12 = We Could Last Forever | length12 = 3:35 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Yesteryear'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|42|artist=Cosmo's Midnight|album=Yesteryear|rowheader=true|access-date=30 October 2021}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cosmo's Midnight}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2020 albums Category:Cosmo's Midnight albums Category:Albums produced by Cosmo's Midnight Category:Sony Music Australia albums