Time Flies (Ladyhawke album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Time Flies
| type = studio
| artist = Ladyhawke
| cover = Ladyhawke - Time Flies.png
| alt = Ladyhawke in a pink suit looking to her left while stepping into an indoor pool in a somewhat colourful but darkened room
| released = {{start date|2021|11|19|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2019–2021
| studio = Roundhead Studios{{cite web |author1-link=Roundhead Studios |title=Roundhead Studios - Homepage
|url=https://roundheadstudios.com/|website=roundheadstudios.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420174758/https://roundheadstudios.com/|archive-date=20 April 2023|publisher=Roundhead Studios |language=en |access-date=7 February 2024}}
| genre =
| length = 39:00
| label =
- Mid Century
- BMG
| producer =
| prev_title = Wild Things
| prev_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Time Flies
| type = studio
| single1 = Guilty Love
| single1date = 5 March 2021
| single2 = Mixed Emotions
| single2date = 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.{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Sam |title=Ladyhawke announces new album 'Time Flies' and shares single 'Mixed Emotions' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ladyhawke-announces-new-album-time-flies-and-shares-single-mixed-emotions-2949970 |website=NME |access-date=15 November 2021 |date=27 May 2021}}
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.{{cite web |title=Ladyhawke's new album 'Time Flies' deals with heavy themes through an upbeat sound |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/20/1057619759/music-ladyhawke |website=NPR |access-date=22 November 2021 |date=20 November 2021}} Months after giving birth, Ladyhawke suffered from postpartum depression and was subsequently diagnosed with melanoma. 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.{{cite web |last1=Hageman |first1=Joe |title=Ladyhawke Announces New Album Time Flies Alongside Playable Gameboy Cartridge, Shares Debut Title Track |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/10/25/news/ladyhawke-announces-new-album-time-flies-alongside-playable-gameboy-cartridge-shares-debut-title-track/ |website=mxdwn.com |access-date=22 November 2021 |date=25 October 2021}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/time-flies-mw0003522471|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=11 March 2022}}
| rev2 = iNews
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Solomon |first=Kate |title=Ladyhawke – Time Flies |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/album-reviews-sting-the-bridge-ladyhawke-time-flies-1307642 |website=iNews |accessdate=21 November 2021}}
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev4 = MusicOMH
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/ladyhawke-time-flies|title=MusicOMH Review|website=MusicOMH|last=Hogwood|first=Ben|date=19 November 2021|access-date=11 March 2022}}
| rev5 = Muzic.net.nz
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Howard |first=Madeleine |title=Ladyhawke – Album Review: Time Flies |url=https://www.muzic.net.nz/articles/reviews/92825/ladyhawke-album-review-time-flies |website=Muzic.net.nz |accessdate=21 November 2021}}
}}
Time Flies received generally favourable 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.{{cite web |title=Time Flies by Ladyhawke Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/time-flies/ladyhawke |website=Metacritic |access-date=26 November 2021}}
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."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Time Flies track listing
| title1 = My Love
| writer1 = {{hlist|Phillipa Brown|Josh Fountain}}
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = Think About You
| writer2 = {{hlist|Brown|Fountain}}
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Time Flies
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|Tommy English}}
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = Mixed Emotions
| writer4 = {{hlist|Brown|Nick Littlemore|Jono Sloan}}
| length4 = 3:34
| title5 = Guilty Love
| note5 = featuring Broods
| writer5 = {{hlist|Brown|English|Georgia Nott}}
| length5 = 3:00
| title6 = Take It Easy Mama
| writer6 = {{hlist|Brown|Chris Stacey}}
| length6 = 3:23
| title7 = Loner
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|Fountain}}
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = Adam
| writer8 = {{hlist|Brown|English}}
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = Reactor
| writer9 = {{hlist|Brown|English}}
| length9 = 3:33
| title10 = Walk Away
| writer10 = {{hlist|Brown|Fountain}}
| length10 = 3:43
| title11 = Love Is Blind
| writer11 = {{hlist|Brown|English}}
| length11 = 3:28
| total_length = 39:00
}}
Personnel
- Pip Brown – vocals
- Tommy English, Josh Fountain – producer
- Jeremy Toy – mixer
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Sarah Larnach – artwork direction and design
- Lula Cucchiara – album cover and sleeve photography
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Time Flies ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Scotland|100|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|57|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|31|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=31 March 2023}} |