{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Timez Are Weird These Days | type = studio | artist = [[Theophilus London]] | cover = Theophilus London TAWTD.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2011|7|19}} | recorded = 2010–11 | studio = | genre = [[Hip-hop]] | length = {{Duration|m=36|s=58}} | label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] | producer = {{hlist|[[Ariel Rechtshaid]]|[[Dave Sitek]]|[[Joakim Åhlund]]|[[John Hill (record producer)|John Hill]]}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Vibes (Theophilus London album)|Vibes!]] | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Timez Are Weird These Days | type = studio | single1 = Last Name London | single1date = June 27, 2011 }} }} '''''Timez Are Weird These Days''''' is the debut studio album by the American rapper [[Theophilus London]]. It was released on July 19, 2011, via [[Reprise Records]]. Produced by [[Joakim Åhlund]], [[Ariel Rechtshaid]], [[Dave Sitek]] and [[John Hill (record producer)|John Hill]], it features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Holly Miranda]] and [[Sara Quin]]. The album peaked at number 168 on the Top Current Album Sales, number 30 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and number 21 on the Top Rap Albums charts in the United States. The album's cover artwork is a reference to [[Leon Ware]]'s [[Leon Ware (1982 album)|eponymous 1982 album]].
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 5.8/10<ref name="ADM">{{Cite web |title=Timez Are Weird These Days by Theophilus London reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/3456/Theophilus-London-Timez-Are-Weird-These-Days.aspx |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=anydecentmusic.com}}</ref> | MC = 61/100<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Timez Are Weird These Days - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/timez-are-weird-these-days/theophilus-london/critic-reviews |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[Metacritic]] |language=en}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |title=Timez Are Weird These Days - Theophilus London |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/timez-are-weird-these-days-mw0002159971 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' | rev2score = C+<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coplan |first=Chris |date=July 27, 2011 |title=Album Review: Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Days |url=https://consequence.net/2011/07/album-review-theophilus-london-timez-are-weird-these-days/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[Consequence Of Sound]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' | rev3score = 4/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Dan |date=October 3, 2011 |title=Album Review: Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Days |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16552/reviews/4143682 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[Drowned In Sound]] |language=en}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[IGN]]'' | rev4score = 8.5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grischow |first=Chad |date=July 19, 2011 |title=Theophilus London: Timez Are Weird These Days Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/18/theophilus-london-timez-are-weird-these-days-review |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|5|full=Noto Color- N.svg|empty=Blue square N.PNG|rating=N}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trapunski |first=Richard |date=July 28, 2011 |title=Theophilus London - Timez Are Weird These Days - NOW Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/theophilus-london-timez-are-weird-these-days/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[NOW Toronto]] |language=en-CA}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Jon |date=July 19, 2011 |title=Timez Are Weird These Days |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/timez-are-weird-these-days-113385/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cataldo |first=Jesse |date=July 17, 2011 |title=Review: Theophilus London, Timez Are Weird These Days |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/theophilus-london-timez-are-weird-these-days/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev8score = {{Rating|5|10|full=TMT full.svg|half=TMT half.svg|empty=TMT empty.svg|rating=mark}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=August 2011 |title=Theophilus London, ‘Timez Are Weird These Days ‘ (Warner Bros.) |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=[[SPIN Media LLC]] |page=76 |language=en-US |volume=27 |issue=7 |issn=0886-3032}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev9score = C+<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rytlewski |first=Evan |date=August 9, 2011 |title=Theophilus London: Timez Are Weird These Days |url=https://www.avclub.com/theophilus-london-timez-are-weird-these-days-1798169170 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev10score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=September 29, 2011 |title=Theophilus London: Timez Are Weird These Days – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/sep/29/theophilus-london-timez-review |access-date=July 24, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> }} ''Timez Are Weird These Days'' was met with generally favorable reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 61 based on twenty reviews.<ref name="MC" /> The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 5.8 out of 10, based on eleven reviews.<ref name="ADM" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Last Name London | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Theophilus London]]|[[John Hill (record producer)|John Graham Hill]]|Jahan Zeb Malik}} | extra1 = [[John Hill (record producer)|John Hill]] | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Love Is Real | note2 = featuring [[Holly Miranda]] | writer2 = {{hlist|London|Hill}} | extra2 = John Hill | length2 = 3:45 | title3 = Wine and Chocolates | writer3 = {{hlist|London|[[Dave Sitek|David Andrew Sitek]]|Jaleel Bunton}} | extra3 = [[Dave Sitek]] | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = All Around the World | writer4 = {{hlist|London|[[Joakim Åhlund]]}} | extra4 = [[Joakim Åhlund|Jocko]] | length4 = 3:47 | title5 = She's Great | note5 = Interlude | length5 = 0:05 | title6 = Why Even Try | note6 = featuring [[Sara Quin]] | writer6 = {{hlist|London|[[Sara Quin]]|[[Ariel Rechtshaid]]|Justin Raisen}} | extra6 = [[Ariel Rechtshaid]] | length6 = 4:20 | title7 = Stop It | writer7 = {{hlist|London|Rechtshaid|[[Edwin Birdsong]]}} | extra7 = Ariel Rechtshaid | length7 = 3:05 | title8 = Girls Girls $ | writer8 = {{hlist|London|Åhlund}} | extra8 = Jocko | length8 = 3:10 | title9 = One Last Time | writer9 = {{hlist|London|Åhlund}} | extra9 = Jocko | length9 = 4:24 | title10 = Lighthouse | writer10 = {{hlist|London|Sitek}} | extra10 = Dave Sitek | length10 = 3:32 | title11 = I Stand Alone | writer11 = {{hlist|London|Åhlund}} | extra11 = Jocko | length11 = 3:22 | total_length = 36:58 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardCurrentAlbums|168|artist=Theophilus London|rowheader=true|access-date=July 24, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|30|artist=Theophilus London|rowheader=true|access-date=July 24, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRap|21|artist=Theophilus London|rowheader=true|access-date=July 24, 2025}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|401164|Timez Are Weird These Days|type=album}}
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