Construction Time & Demolition

{{Infobox album

| name = Construction Time & Demolition

| type = studio

| artist = Wreckless Eric

| cover = Wreckless Eric - Construction Time & Demolition.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2018|04|06|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 36:27

| label = Southern Domestic

| producer =

| prev_title = AmERICa

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Transience

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Construction Time & Demolition

| type = studio

| single1 = Gateway to Europe

| single1date = 19 February 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/listen-to-wreckless-erics-gateway-to-europe-from-forthcoming-lp/|title=Listen to Wreckless Eric's 'Gateway to Europe|website=BrooklynVegan|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=19 February 2018|accessdate=8 November 2020}}}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC=82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/construction-time-demolition/wreckless-eric|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=8 November 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/construction-time-demolition-mw0003163109|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas Erlewine|first=Stephen|accessdate=November 8, 2020}}

|rev2=Blurt Magazine

|rev2score={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://blurtonline.com/review/wreckless-eric-construction-time-demolition/|title=Blurt Magazine Review|work=Blurt Magazine|last=Mills|first=Fred|date=11 May 2018|accessdate=8 November 2020}}

}}

Construction Time & Demolition is a studio album by English musician Wreckless Eric. It was released on 30 March 2018 by Southern Domestic Records.{{cite web|url=https://circuitsweet.co.uk/2018/02/wreckless-eric-announces-new-album-construction-time-demolition-out-on-30-march-uk-tour-in-may/|title=Wreckless Eric Announces New Album|website=Circuit Sweet|date=7 February 2018|accessdate=8 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/wreckless-eric-preps-construction-time-demolition-touring/|title=Wreckless Eric preps 'Construction Time & Demolition'|website=BrooklynVegan|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=7 February 2018|accessdate=8 November 2020}}

Critical reception

Construction Time & Demolition was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 7 reviews.

Writing on behalf of AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the album is Eric's most "liveliest records he's ever made", while also pointing out there are "rough edges throughout, including instrumentals that function as atmospheric bridges between the major songs."

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline=Construction Time & Demolition track listing

|title1=Gateway to Europe

|length1=5:13

|title2=The World Revolved Around Me

|length2=2:05

|title3=Flash

|length3=2:08

|title4=Mexican Fenders #1

|length4=1:01

|title5=They Don't Mean No Harm

|length5=3:46

|title6=Wow & Flutter

|length6=3:36

|title7=Forget Who You Are

|length7=6:21

|title8=40 Years

|length8=3:19

|title9=The Two of Us

|length9=3:42

|title10=Unnatural Act

|length10=3:49

|title11=Mexican Fenders #2

|length11=1:27

}}

References

Category:2018 albums

Category:Wreckless Eric albums