Time's Arrow (album)
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| Released | 20 January 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
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| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
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| Singles from Time's Arrow | ||||
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Time's Arrow is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released on 20 January 2023, via the label Cooking Vinyl.[1]
Singles
[edit]Time's Arrow was supported by three singles. The first single, "City of Angels" was released on 14 October 2022.[2] It was accompanied by a music video directed by Manuel Nogueira that was released on 26 October.[3] "Misery Remember Me" was the second single and was released on 11 November 2022.[4] The third single, "Faces" was released on 5 December 2022, and accompanied by a music video released on 17 January 2023.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]The music review website Pitchfork gave Time's Arrow a rating of 6.9 and described it as "capturing the passage of time in effervescent synths and impressionistic lyrics."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the album a score of 77 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7] Thomas Frenken of Electro Zombies gave the album 3.4 stars out of 5 in a 25 January 2023 review.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "City of Angels" | Daniel Hunt | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Faces" |
| 4:40 |
| 3. | "Misery Remember Me" |
| 4:14 |
| 4. | "Flight from Angkor" | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "We Never Went Away" | Hunt | 3:57 |
| 6. | "The Night" |
| 4:17 |
| 7. | "The Dreamers" |
| 3:40 |
| 8. | "Sargasso Sea" |
| 3:30 |
| 9. | "California" |
| 4:08 |
| 10. | "Time's Arrow" |
| 4:00 |
| Total length: | 41:16 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (14 October 2022). "Ladytron Returns With 'City Of Angels,' New Album Due In January". Spin. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Ladytron – City of Angels (Official Video)". YouTube. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Ladytron - Misery Remember Me (Official Audio)". 11 November 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ladytron – Faces (Official Video)". 17 January 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Torres, Eric (23 January 2023). "Time's Arrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Frenken, Thomas (25 January 2023). "Ladytron – Time's Arrow". Electrozombies. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
