Best of Times (My Sad Captains album)

Best of Times is the third studio album released by the English band My Sad Captains on March 17, 2014 through Bella Union Records.[1][2] The album was recorded in London and mixed by Larry Crane in Portland (OR).[3] A single, 'Goodbye' was released on January 29 with a video directed by Dan Davis featuring Vincent Meehan (aka Lavinia Co-op).[4]

Best of Times
Studio album by
My Sad Captains
ReleasedMarch 17, 2014
RecordedBella Union Studios, Hackney, London
GenreRock, Folk
Length45:00
LabelBella Union
ProducerMy Sad Captains
My Sad Captains chronology
Fight Less, Win More
(2011)		 Best of Times
(2014)		 Sun Bridge
(2017)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[5]
Metacritic65/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME[10]
Record Collector[11]

Best of Times received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 65/100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Wallis.

No.TitleLength
1."Goodbye"4:34
2."Wide Open"4:50
3."In Time"7:03
4."All Times Into One"5:34
5."Extra Curricular"5:27
6."All In Your Mind"3:03
7."Hardly There"6:04
8."Keeping On, Keeping On"3:40
9."Familiar Ghosts"5:37
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gollark: Okay then!
gollark: They have different views, but you shouldn't and probably can't try and shut them down because of that.
gollark: Okay.
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References
  1. 'NME' Album Reviews: My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times' NME. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
  2. My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times': Indie Tunesmiths deliver career best Hot Press. Accessed, 27 March 2014.
  3. "BU Newsitem" Announcement of the album release date and recording details on the Bella Union website. Accessed, March 21, 2014.
  4. "Guardian single review" Michael Cragg, 'My Sad Captains – Goodbye, The Guardian', 29 January 2014
  5. "Best Of Times by My Sad Captains reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. "Best of Times by My Sad Captains Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  7. Langham, Matt (March 11, 2014). "Album Review: My Sad Captains - Best of Times". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. Putnam, Jon (March 11, 2014). "Album Review: My Sad Captains - Best Of Times". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. Baber, Andy (March 11, 2014). "My Sad Captains - Best Of Times". musicOMH. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. Daly, Rhian (March 7, 2014). "My Sad Captains - 'Best Of Times'". New Musical Express. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. Minihane, Joe (March 2014). "Best Of Times". Record Collector. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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