Never the Right Time

Andy Stott - Never the Right Time
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2021 Ratings: #499 / 753
User Score
Based on 241 ratings
2021 Rank: #666
Liked by 11 people
April 16, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Modern Love / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
PopMatters

Andy Stott's Never the Right Time may be the most inviting record in his catalogue, an entry point into his funereal sound-world. It's also one of his best.

80
AllMusic
What might look and sound like merely another Stott album has the deepest well of emotion.
80
The Line of Best Fit

Though Never the Right Time may be more introspective and relaxed than previous releases, Stott's unique take on nostalgia and the exploration therein is intriguing enough to make up for some minor pacing issues.

70
Exclaim!
Stott has once again found new ways to squeeze more surprises out of his palette, and hopefully not the last in a long line of permutations.
70
Loud and Quiet

Never the Right Time unfurls more with each listen, and shows Stott as a hidden gem among the countries electronic scene, producing a strain of the genre that feels both old school and contemporary.

67
Beats Per Minute
His newest resembles an above-average B-sides compilation: something to tie over the diehards while they wait for his next official album.
60
Pitchfork

Stott is still a wonderful sound technician of unerring good taste, but something seems to go slack at the center of Never the Right Time.

MickyT
70

It may lose me with some of its ideas but when it's at its best I am fucking floating.

AnnexMart
81

I found this album strong and punctual. A swallowing dark & swinging mood throughout. Each piece has a flourishing ambience to it, each snare had an alternating pop on each track, what can be done with instrumentals like these can be also foundations for influence regularly.

Best Track: Answers

DCCXX
85

Andy Stott's electronic explorations are some of the most exciting musical experiences. Spanning a diverse array of subgenres, his idiosyncratic songs are often elegant, expansive and eclectic, truly finding a balance between the heady introspection and contemplation that is more commonly associated with visual art mediums, and the electronic music space. Andy's discography feels more akin to museum hallways than a Spotify library, and Never the Right Time might just be the closest he has come ... read more

yrrresa2
76

Really unique experimental experience, while it isn't my go to music to listen to, I can appreciate it

holsgr
30

questionable (★★☆☆☆)

Melancoholic
45

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Added on: March 23, 2021