Best of Times (My Sad Captains album)

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Best of Times
Mysadcaptains-bestoftimesalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Released17 March 2014
RecordedBella Union Studios, Hackney, London
Genre Rock, folk
Length45:00
Label Bella Union
Producer My Sad Captains
My Sad Captains chronology
Fight Less, Win More
(2011)
Best of Times
(2014)
Sun Bridge
(2017)

Best of Times is the third studio album released by the English band My Sad Captains on 17 March 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 29 January with a video directed by Dan Davis featuring Vincent Meehan (aka Lavinia Co-op). [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.4/10 [5]
Metacritic 65/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleLength
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

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References

  1. 'NME' Album Reviews: My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times' NME. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
  2. My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times': Indie Tunesmiths deliver career best Hot Press. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
  3. "BU Newsitem" Announcement of the album release date and recording details on the Bella Union website. Accessed, March 21, 2014.
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