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Time's Arrow
Studio album by
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length41:16
LabelCooking Vinyl
Ladytron chronology
Ladytron
(2019)
Time's Arrow
(2023)
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 music band Ladytron. It was released on 20 January 2023, via the label Cooking Vinyl.[1]

Singles

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ Torres, Eric (23 January 2023). "Time's Arrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ Frenken, Thomas (25 January 2023). "Ladytron – Time's Arrow". Electrozombies. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.