Best of Times (My Sad Captains album)
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Released | March 17, 2014 | |||
Recorded | Bella Union Studios, Hackney, London | |||
Genre | Rock, Folk | |||
Length | 45:00 | |||
Label | Bella Union | |||
Producer | My Sad Captains | |||
My Sad Captains chronology | ||||
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Best of Times is the third studio album released by the English band My Sad Captains on March 17, 2014 through Bella Union Records.[1][2] The album was recorded in London and mixed by Larry Crane in Portland (OR).[3] A single, 'Goodbye' was released on January 29 with a video directed by Dan Davis featuring Vincent Meehan (aka Lavinia Co-op).[4]
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[5] |
Metacritic | 65/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[7] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[8] |
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Best of Times received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 65/100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[6]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Ed Wallis.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Goodbye" | 4:34 |
2. | "Wide Open" | 4:50 |
3. | "In Time" | 7:03 |
4. | "All Times Into One" | 5:34 |
5. | "Extra Curricular" | 5:27 |
6. | "All In Your Mind" | 3:03 |
7. | "Hardly There" | 6:04 |
8. | "Keeping On, Keeping On" | 3:40 |
9. | "Familiar Ghosts" | 5:37 |
References[]
- ^ 'NME' Album Reviews: My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times' NME. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
- ^ My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times': Indie Tunesmiths deliver career best Hot Press. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
- ^ "BU Newsitem" Announcement of the album release date and recording details on the Bella Union website. Accessed, March 21, 2014.
- ^ "Guardian single review" Michael Cragg, 'My Sad Captains – Goodbye, The Guardian', 29 January 2014
- ^ "Best Of Times by My Sad Captains reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Best of Times by My Sad Captains Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Langham, Matt (March 11, 2014). "Album Review: My Sad Captains - Best of Times". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Putnam, Jon (March 11, 2014). "Album Review: My Sad Captains - Best Of Times". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Baber, Andy (March 11, 2014). "My Sad Captains - Best Of Times". musicOMH. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (March 7, 2014). "My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times'". New Musical Express. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Minihane, Joe (March 2014). "Best Of Times". Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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- 2014 albums
- My Sad Captains albums
- Bella Union albums
- 2010s rock album stubs