Timez Are Weird These Days
2011 studio album by Theophilus London
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Timez Are Weird These Days is the debut studio album by the American rapper Theophilus London. It was released on July 19, 2011, via Reprise Records. Produced by Joakim Åhlund, Ariel Rechtshaid, Dave Sitek and John Hill, it features guest appearances from Holly Miranda and Sara Quin. The album peaked at number 168 on the Top Current Album Sales, number 30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 21 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States. The album's cover artwork is a reference to Leon Ware's eponymous 1982 album.
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| Released | July 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–11 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 5.8/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 61/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 4/10[5] |
| IGN | 8.5/10[6] |
| Now |   [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant |  [9] |
| Spin |   [10] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[11] |
| The Guardian | [12] |
Timez Are Weird These Days was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 61 based on twenty reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 5.8 out of 10, based on eleven reviews.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Name London" |
| John Hill | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Love Is Real" (featuring Holly Miranda) |
| John Hill | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Wine and Chocolates" |
| Dave Sitek | 3:42 |
| 4. | "All Around the World" |
| Jocko | 3:47 |
| 5. | "She's Great" (Interlude) | 0:05 | ||
| 6. | "Why Even Try" (featuring Sara Quin) | Ariel Rechtshaid | 4:20 | |
| 7. | "Stop It" |
| Ariel Rechtshaid | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Girls Girls $" |
| Jocko | 3:10 |
| 9. | "One Last Time" |
| Jocko | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Lighthouse" |
| Dave Sitek | 3:32 |
| 11. | "I Stand Alone" |
| Jocko | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 36:58 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[13] | 168 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 30 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[15] | 21 |