Times (SG Lewis album)
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| Released | 19 February 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020[1] | |||
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| Length | 40:10 | |||
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Times is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter SG Lewis. It was released on 19 February 2021 by Virgin EMI and PMR Records. It features guest appearances from Rhye, Lucky Daye, Nile Rodgers, Frances, Robyn, Channel Tres and Lastlings.
SG Lewis announced Times through his social media accounts on 27 October 2020.[2] With the announcement, he said:
This album is an ode to the present moment, and the finite chances we have to celebrate it. It's an exploration of escapism and euphoria, and the memories attached to those experiences.[3]
Five singles from Times were released prior to the release of the album; "Chemicals",[4] "Impact",[5] "Feed the Fire",[6] "Time"[7] and "One More".[8]
Composition
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[14] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[15] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[13] |
| DIY |   [11] |
| MusicOMH | [16] |
| NME | [17] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[18] |
| The Guardian | [12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised score out of 100 to critic ratings from publications, the album received an average score of 75 based on 6 reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.[15]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave Times a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, and wrote that "Lewis is really skilled at producing disco-infused pop-house" and that his "talent lies in [adding] subtle touches."[12] Writing for NME, Ben Jolley gave the same rating, describing the album as "an incredibly cohesive collection of slide-across-the-kitchen-floor dance-pop bangers that encourage you to hold on to the good times."[17] Dani Blum of Pitchfork praised the album as a "pristine" one made of "frictionless bangers", but noted that the songs are "so controlled that they never come close to catharsis."[18]
Year-end lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List | 47 |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time" (featuring Rhye) |
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| 4:19 |
| 2. | "Feed the Fire" (featuring Lucky Daye) | Lewis | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "Back to Earth" |
| Lewis | 4:01 |
| 4. | "One More" (featuring Nile Rodgers) |
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| 3:16 |
| 5. | "Heartbreak on the Dancefloor" (featuring Frances) |
| Lewis | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Rosner's Interlude" | Lewis | Lewis | 1:08 |
| 7. | "Chemicals" |
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| 4:15 |
| 8. | "Impact" (with Robyn and Channel Tres) |
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| 4:44 |
| 9. | "All We Have" (featuring Lastlings) | Lewis | 6:50 | |
| 10. | "Fall" |
| Lewis | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 40:10 | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[20]
Musicians
- SG Lewis – vocals (all tracks), bass (1, 5, 9, 10), drums (1, 3–5, 9, 10), programming (1–7, 9, 10), synthesizer (1–5, 8, 9), bass programming (2), keyboards (2, 5)
- Julian Bunetta – drums (1, 4), strings (1), synthesizer (4), programming (7)
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – piano (1), drum programming (8), synthesizer (8)
- Rhye – vocals (1)
- Matt Johnson – keyboards (2)
- Simon Hale – string arrangement, strings (2)
- Lucky Daye – vocals (2)
- Finlay Robson – bass (3), keyboards (3)
- Jay Moon – flute (3)
- John Ryan – bass (4)
- Nile Rodgers – guitar (4)
- Frances – keyboards (5, 10), vocals (5)
- Chad Hugo – synthesizer (7)
- Channel Tres – vocals (8)
- Robyn – vocals (8)
- Joshua Dowdle – drums, synthesizer (9)
- Amy Dowdle – vocals (9)
Technical
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer (1–3, 5, 6, 10)
- Mike Marsh – mastering engineer (7, 8)
- Matt Colton – mastering engineer (9)
- Nathan Boddy – mixer (1, 10), mastering engineer (4)
- SG Lewis – mixer (2, 3, 5, 6, 9), recording engineer (7, 8)
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mixer (4, 7, 8)
- Tristan Hoogland – recording engineer (2)
- Ludvig Larsson – recording engineer (8)
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – recording engineer (8)
- Peter Geiser – vocal engineer (1)
- Michael Freeman – assistant mixer (7)
