Time Flies (Ladyhawke album)

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Time Flies
Studio album by
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Recorded2019-2021
Length39:00
Label Mid Century Records, BMG
Producer Tommy English, Josh Fountain
Ladyhawke chronology
Wild Things
(2016)
Time Flies
(2021)
Singles from Time Flies
  1. "Guilty Love"
    Released: 5 March 2021
  2. "Mixed Emotions"
    Released: 27 May 2021

Time Flies is the fourth studio album from New Zealand singer-songwriter Ladyhawke. The album was released on 19 November 2021 by Mid Century Records with distribution by BMG. [1]

Contents

Background

Soon after the release of her 2016 album Wild Things, Ladyhawke moved back to her native New Zealand from Los Angeles. In the interim, Ladyhawke married and gave birth to her daughter, Billie Jean. [2] Months after giving birth, Ladyhawke suffered from postpartum depression and was subsequently diagnosed with melanoma. [2] Ladyhawke sought treatment for both and recovered before recording Time Flies. To celebrate the album's release, Ladyhawke released a limited edition Game Boy cartridge. The game takes Ladyhawke on a quest to complete the album. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
iNews Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [7]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Muzic.Net.NzStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Time Flies received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received a weighted average score of 70, based on four reviews. [4]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Heather Phares wrote: "Shaped by her anxiety and postpartum depression - and the treatment she sought for both - Brown's fourth album uses a light touch when it comes to potentially heavy emotions. Time Flies sparkly grab bag of sounds underscores that she never makes music strictly by the numbers." [5]

Track listing

All credits are listed from Apple Music. [10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Love"
  • Phillipa Brown
  • Josh Fountain
3:29
2."Think About You"
  • Brown
  • Fountain
3:24
3."Time Flies"
  • Brown
  • Tommy English
3:54
4."Mixed Emotions"
3:34
5."Guilty Love" (featuring Broods)
  • Brown
  • English
3:00
6."Take It Easy Mama"
  • Brown
  • Chris Stacey
3:23
7."Loner"
  • Brown
  • Fountain
3:51
8."Adam"
  • Brown
  • English
3:49
9."Reactor"
  • Brown
  • English
3:33
10."Walk Away"
  • Brown
  • Fountain
3:43
11."Love Is Blind"
  • Brown
  • English
3:28
Total length:39:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Time Flies. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Ladyhawke's new album 'Time Flies' deals with heavy themes through an upbeat sound". NPR. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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