Time Stopped

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Sources exist|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = Time Stopped | type = studio | artist = The Coronas | cover = The Coronas Time Stopped Album Cover.jpg |alt=An abstract painting of a person's head |border=yes | released = 7 October 2022 | studio = Eastcote Studios | genre = Indie pop, pop rock | length = 41:21 | label = So Far So Good | producer = George Murphy | prev_title = True Love Waits | prev_year = 2020 | misc = {{Singles | name = Time Stopped | type = studio | single1 = Write Our Own Soundtrack | single1date = 22 October 2021 | single2 = Strive | single2date = 20 May 2022 | single3 = Don't You Say You're In Love | single3date = 29 June 2022 | single4 = At Least We'll Always Have LA | single4date = 12 August 2022 | single5 = If You Let Me | single5date = 7 September 2022 }} }} '''Time Stopped''' is the seventh studio album released by the Irish indie band The Coronas. It was released on 7 October 2022 via the band's own independent label So Far So Good. A deluxe edition of the album was released on2 June 2023 with two additional tracks "The Lakes And Sometimes Heroes" along with "I’ll Regain Composure"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter post |url=https://twitter.com/TheCoronas/status/1664567868741099522 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> This is the first album without guitarist Dave McPhillips, who departed from the band at the end of 2019. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosk |first=Mitch |date=2023-01-23 |title=Interview: With 'TIME STOPPED', The Coronas Created a Beacon of Hope |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/tcts-the-coronas-interview-time-stopped-album-music-feature/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-28 |title=ALBUM REVIEW: The Coronas - True Love Waits {{!}} XS Noize {{!}} Latest Music News |url=https://www.xsnoize.com/album-review-the-coronas-true-love-waits/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.xsnoize.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Background == The album was announced in October 2021 with the release of the lead single "Write Our Own Soundtrack" on streaming platforms and an accompanying music video on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Cara Groome |date=2021-10-22 |title=New Single From The Coronas 'Write Our Own Soundtrack' |url=https://imro.ie/news/new-single-from-the-coronas-write-our-own-soundtrack/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=IMRO |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lead singer Danny O'Reilly stated in an interview: "After the two years of the pandemic, it felt so good to be back in the studio, locked away from the world, and just being a band again. Relationships and our place in the world are given a new perspective. Even though it came together in an uncertain time, Time Stopped is a positive album about togetherness and support.”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Ireland’s The Coronas Set October 7 for Post-Pandemic Release “TIME STOPPED” |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/irelands-the-coronas-set-october-7-for-post-pandemic-release-time-stopped/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=R o c k 'N' L o a d |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The album was written in late 2021 during lockdown, O'Reilly explained: "The album was written during the lockdowns in late 2021, but I wouldn’t call it a lockdown album. The songs are personal snapshots of what was going on in our lives, and most of them make reference to the pandemic in some small way without being directly about it. It’s an honest record, filled with gratitude and optimism, and sonically, it’s our most ambitious album yet"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosk |first=Mitch |date=2023-01-23 |title=Interview: With 'TIME STOPPED', The Coronas Created a Beacon of Hope |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/tcts-the-coronas-interview-time-stopped-album-music-feature/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

The track "At Least We'll Always Have LA" was originally designated as "LA at Knight pt.2" during its inception, serving as a nod to a song featured on the album "True Love Waits", released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twitter post |url=https://twitter.com/TheCoronas/status/1555500681938747392 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

==Release and promotion== A second single "Strive" was released on 20 May 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=The Coronas – Return with new single ‘Strive’ |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/the-coronas-return-with-new-single-strive/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=R o c k 'N' L o a d |language=en-GB}}</ref> This was followed by "Don't You Say You're In Love" on 29 June 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Noize |first=X. S. |title=Don't You Say You're In Love Archives {{!}} XS Noize {{!}} Latest Music News |url=https://www.xsnoize.com/tag/dont-you-say-youre-in-love/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.xsnoize.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> "At Least We'll Always Have LA" was released 12 August 2022. The final single "If You Let Me" was released on 7 September 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Klepeisz |first=Laura |title=The Coronas announce new single 'If You Let Me' |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/the-coronas-announce-new-single-if-you-let-me-22926779 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Hotpress}}</ref>

To promote the album, The Coronas appeared on the Irish talk show The Late Late Show to perform "If You Let Me" <ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Nora |title=This week's The Late Late Show guests have been revealed |url=https://www.hotpress.com/film-tv/this-weeks-the-late-late-show-guests-have-been-revealed-22932006 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Hotpress}}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing |headline=''Time Stopped'' track listing | all_writing = The Coronas | total_length = 41:20 | title1 = Intro (DYSIL) | length1 = 1:34 | title2 = Don't You Say You're In Love | length2 = 3:14 | title3 = Write Our Own Soundtrack | length3 = 3:53 | title4 = If You Let Me | length4 = 3:19 | title5 = The Best Worrier | length5 = 3:53 | title6 = Strive | length6 = 3:22 | title7 = Karma | length7 = 3:28 | title8 = At Least We'll Always Have LA | length8 = 3:48 | title9 = Take Me With You if You're Leaving | length9 = 4:44 | title10 = Getaway Car | length10 = 2:58 | title11 = Blessed To Call You My Own | length11 = 3:22 | title12 = Time Stopped | length12 = 3:50 }}{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks | title13 = The Lakes And Sometimes Heroes | length13 = 3:32 | title14 = I’ll Regain Composure | length14 = 3:12 | total_length = 48:05 }} ==Critical reception== Time Stopped received acclaim for its depth and variety. Hot Press highlighted its successful blend of sounds, noting introspective tracks like "Blessed To Call You My Own" and "Karma" for their complexity and awarded the album an 8.5 out of 10. The title track was praised for its contemplation of life's priorities amid uncertainty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Album Review: The Coronas, Time Stopped |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-the-coronas-time-stopped-22863350 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Hot Press}}</ref>

== Personnel == '''The Coronas'''

* Danny O'Reilly – lead vocals, guitar * Graham Knox – bass guitar * Conor Egan – drums

'''Additional musicians'''

* Alma Kelliher – backing vocals * Róisín O – backing vocals

'''Production'''

* George Murphy – producer * Peter Katis – mixing * Gearoid O'Dea – artwork * Daire Bourke Boyle – design * Seán Mongey – design * Cian MacSweeny – mastering

== References ==  {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:2022 albums Category:The Coronas albums