Time's Arrow (album)

Time's Arrow is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released on 20 January 2023, via the label Cooking Vinyl.^[1]

Time's Arrow
Studio album by Ladytron
Released	20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Recorded	2023
Genre	Electronic pop rock
Length	41:16
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Ladytron chronology
Ladytron (2019) Time's Arrow (2023)
Singles from Time's Arrow
"City of Angels" Released: 14 October 2022 "Misery Remember Me" Released: 11 November 2022 "Faces" Released: 5 December 2022

Singles

Time's Arrow was supported by three singles. The first single, "City of Angels" was released on 14 October 2022.^[2] It was accompanied by a music video directed by Manuel Nogueira that was released on 26 October.^[3] "Misery Remember Me" was the second single and was released on 11 November 2022.^[4] The third single, "Faces" was released on 5 December 2022, and accompanied by a music video released on 17 January 2023.^[5]

Critical reception

The music review website Pitchfork gave Time's Arrow a rating of 6.9 and described it as "capturing the passage of time in effervescent synths and impressionistic lyrics."^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the album a score of 77 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[7] Thomas Frenken of Electro Zombies gave the album 3.4 stars out of 5 in a 25 January 2023 review.^[8]

Track listing

Time's Arrow track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"City of Angels"	Daniel Hunt	4:38
2.	"Faces"	Hunt Helen Marnie	4:40
3.	"Misery Remember Me"	Marnie Jonathan Daniel Scott	4:14
4.	"Flight from Angkor"	Mira Aroyo Vice Cooler	4:07
5.	"We Never Went Away"	Hunt	3:57
6.	"The Night"	Hunt Marnie Scott	4:17
7.	"The Dreamers"	Hunt Marnie Scott	3:40
8.	"Sargasso Sea"	Hunt Marnie	3:30
9.	"California"	Marnie Scott	4:08
10.	"Time's Arrow"	Aroyo Cooler	4:00
Total length:			41:16

Charts

Chart performance for Time's Arrow

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	67
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	4

References

1. "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. Cohen, Jonathan (14 October 2022). "Ladytron Returns With 'City Of Angels,' New Album Due In January". Spin. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. "Ladytron – City of Angels (Official Video)". YouTube. 26 October 2022.
4. "Ladytron - Misery Remember Me (Official Audio)". 11 November 2022 – via YouTube.
5. "Ladytron – Faces (Official Video)". 17 January 2023 – via YouTube.
6. Torres, Eric (23 January 2023). "Time's Arrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
7. "Time's Arrow by Ladytron". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
8. Frenken, Thomas (25 January 2023). "Ladytron – Time's Arrow". Electrozombies. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2023.