These Times (SafetySuit album) explained

These Times
Type:	studio
Artist:	SafetySuit
Cover:	These_Times_Cover.png
Released:	January 10, 2012 January 3, 2012 (iTunes exclusive)
Recorded:	2010–2011
Length:	42:21
Label:	Universal Republic
Prev Title:	Life Left to Go
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Hallelujah EP
Next Year:	2012

These Times is the second studio album by American rock band SafetySuit, released on January 10, 2012, through Universal Republic Records. The album follows their 2008 debut Life Left to Go. It was released exclusively through iTunes on January 3, 2012, before a wide release the following week.^[1] These Times was produced by Howard Benson, Ryan Tedder, and Espionage, along with several self-produced songs, departing from their previous work with producer Greg Archilla. The album reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their highest charting album to date.^[2]

Critical reception

These Times received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Rick Florino of Artistdirect describes the album as "a catchy, captivating, and classy outing from modern rock's finest young outfit" that "is the first must-have album of 2012". Gregory Heaney of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "The album finds the band taking a more spacious approach to the genre, surrounding their heartfelt, midtempo jams in a warm blanket of reverb and keyboards, giving them a real sense of depth."

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic^[3]

SafetySuit

• Doug Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Dave Garofalo – guitar
• Jeremy Henshaw – bass
• Tate Cunningham – drums, keyboards, percussion

Additional musicians

• Howard Benson – keyboards
• Espen Lind – Dobro, acoustic guitar, keyboards
• Ryan Tedder – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Noel Zancanella – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards

Technical

• Jon Marius Aareskjold – mixing
• Jerry Beltran – A&R
• Howard Benson – production, programming
• Amund Björklund – engineer
• Doug Brown – engineer, production, programming
• Bruce Carbone – A&R, executive producer
• Smith Carlson – engineer
• Tate Cunningham – engineer, mixing, production, programming
• Paul DeCarli – digital editing, engineer
• Espionage – production
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• John Hanes – mixing

• Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
• Rich Isaacson – executive producer
• Espen Lind – engineer, mixing
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Andres Martinez – design, photography
• Francis Murray – engineer
• Jon Nicholson – drum technician
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• SafetySuit – production
• Phil Seaford – assistant
• Ryan Tedder – engineer, production, programming
• Marc VanGool – guitar technician
• Noel Zancanella – production, programming

Release history

Source: Amazon.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daily Dish » SafetySuit Spotlighted With iTUNES Exclusive Week Of January 3. Popyoularity. December 1, 2011. December 30, 2015.
2. Web site: SafetySuit – Chart history – Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. January 2, 2016.
3. Web site: These Times – SafetySuit – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. December 30, 2015.