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.
Background SG Lewis announced Times through his social media accounts on 27 October 2020. With the announcement, he said:
Five singles from Times were released prior to the release of the album; "Chemicals", "Impact", "Feed the Fire", "Time" and "One More".
Composition Times is a disco album with dance-pop, house, chillwave, electropop and funk influences.
Critical reception
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.
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." 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." 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."
Year-end lists +Critical rankings for Times Publication List Rank Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Musicians
SG Lewis – vocals , bass , drums , programming , synthesizer , bass programming , keyboards Julian Bunetta – drums , strings , synthesizer , programming Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – piano , drum programming , synthesizer Rhye – vocals Matt Johnson – keyboards Simon Hale – string arrangement, strings Lucky Daye – vocals Finlay Robson – bass , keyboards Jay Moon – flute John Ryan – bass Nile Rodgers – guitar Frances – keyboards , vocals Chad Hugo – synthesizer Channel Tres – vocals Robyn – vocals Joshua Dowdle – drums, synthesizer Amy Dowdle – vocals
Technical
Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer Mike Marsh – mastering engineer Matt Colton – mastering engineer Nathan Boddy – mixer , mastering engineer SG Lewis – mixer , recording engineer Mark "Spike" Stent – mixer Tristan Hoogland – recording engineer Ludvig Larsson – recording engineer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – recording engineer Peter Geiser – vocal engineer Michael Freeman – assistant mixer
Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Times Chart (2021) Peakposition Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 77
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Times Chart (2021) Position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA) 46
Release history + Release history for TimesRegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelVarious19 February 2021StandardVirgin EMI
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