Time's Arrow (album)

Time's Arrow
Studio album by
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
RecordedMarch 2020 – December 2021
Studios
  • Castle of Doom (Glasgow)
  • Pipistrelle (Glasgow)
  • Whitewood (Liverpool)
  • Total Refreshment Centre (London)
  • Post Electric (Edinburgh)
Genres
Length41:16
LabelCooking Vinyl
Producers
Ladytron chronology
Ladytron
(2019)
Time's Arrow
(2023)
Paradises
(2026)
Singles from Time's Arrow
  1. "City of Angels"
    Released: 14 October 2022
  2. "Misery Remember Me"
    Released: 11 November 2022
  3. "Faces"
    Released: 5 December 2022

Time's Arrow is the seventh studio album by English electronic band Ladytron, released on 20 January 2023 through Cooking Vinyl.[1]

Singles

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

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the album a score of 78 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] 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."[7] Thomas Frenken of Electro Zombies gave the album 3.4 stars out of 5 in a 25 January 2023 review.[8]

Track listing

Time's Arrow track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."City of Angels"Daniel Hunt4:38
2."Faces"4:40
3."Misery Remember Me"
  • Marnie
  • Jonathan Daniel Scott
4:14
4."Flight from Angkor"4:07
5."We Never Went Away"Hunt3:57
6."The Night"
  • Hunt
  • Marnie
  • Scott
4:17
7."The Dreamers"
  • Hunt
  • Marnie
  • Scott
3:40
8."Sargasso Sea"
  • Hunt
  • Marnie
3:30
9."California"
  • Marnie
  • Scott
4:08
10."Time's Arrow"
  • Aroyo
  • Cooler
4:00
Total length:41:16

Charts

Chart performance for Time's Arrow
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[9]6
UK Albums (Official Charts)[10]67
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[11]4

References

  1. ↑ "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (14 October 2022). "Ladytron Returns With 'City Of Angels,' New Album Due In January". Spin. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ladytron – City of Angels (Official Video)". YouTube. 26 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ladytron - Misery Remember Me (Official Audio)". 11 November 2022 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Ladytron – Faces (Official Video)". 17 January 2023 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Torres, Eric (23 January 2023). "Time's Arrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Frenken, Thomas (25 January 2023). "Ladytron – Time's Arrow". Electrozombies. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/1/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 27/1/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 27/1/2023 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.