Best of Times | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 March 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 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]
Aggregate scores | |
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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] |
musicOMH | [9] |
NME | [10] |
Record Collector | [11] |
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]
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 |
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