Never the Right Time

Never the Right Time
Studio album by
Andy Stott
Released16 April 2021 (2021-04-16)
GenreElectronic[1]
Length40:32
LabelModern Love
Andy Stott chronology
It Should Be Us
(2019) 		Never the Right Time
(2021)

Never the Right Time is a studio album by British record producer Andy Stott. It was released on 16 April 2021 through Modern Love. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]

Background

Andy Stott is a British record producer based in Manchester.[3] Never the Right Time is his first release of music since It Should Be Us (2019).[4] It consists of nine tracks.[5] It features vocal contributions from Alison Skidmore, who is Stott's former piano teacher and frequent collaborator.[6] A music video was released for the track "Hard to Tell".[7] The album was released on 16 April 2021 through Modern Love.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Beats Per Minute67%[10]
Exclaim!7/10[11]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[12]
Loud and Quiet7/10[13]
Pitchfork6.0/10[14]
PopMatters8/10[15]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[16]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Never the Right Time received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 from 8 critic scores.[2]

Woody Delaney of Loud and Quiet commented that "The LP's nine songs move at an unhurried pace and will likely be enjoyed most by those who favour solitary, late-night headphone sessions."[13] Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated, "Where It Should Be Us stimulated vigorous movement with juddering house and scrambled juke tracks, Never the Right Time is much lighter in touch, if heavier in emotions that seem unresolved."[9]

Brian Howe of Pitchfork wrote, "While the tracks have many pleasant modulations and evocative riffs, they seldom feel like they'd fall apart without our rapt attention holding them up."[14] Liam Inscoe-Jones of The Quietus commented that "There were two possible directions from the signature sound which made Stott's name: hard industrial techno, and a kind of sleepwalk into dreariness."[17] He added, "Sadly, this record settles on the latter."[17]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Never the Right Time
Publication List Rank Ref.
PopMatters The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2021
9
[1]
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2021
53
[18]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alison Skidmore.

Never the Right Time track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Away Not Gone"5:27
2."Never the Right Time"4:55
3."Repetitive Strain"4:17
4."Don't Know How"4:59
5."When It Hits"1:23
6."The Beginning"4:30
7."Answers"4:49
8."Dove Stone"5:31
9."Hard to Tell"4:41
Total length:40:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[19]

  • Andy Stott
  • Alison Skidmore – vocals
  • Kurt Hutton – photography

References

  1. ^ a b "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2021 (page 3)". PopMatters. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Never the Right Time by Andy Stott". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Andy Stott". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  4. ^ H, Rob (24 March 2021). "Andy Stott inverts gravity with "The beginning", from his new album". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  5. ^ Strauss, Matthew (23 March 2021). "Andy Stott Announces New Album, Shares New Song "The beginning": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  6. ^ Zemler, Emily (24 March 2021). "Andy Stott Previews New Album With 'The Beginning'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  7. ^ Redfern, Mark; Arnone, Joey; Campbell, Caleb (9 April 2021). "10 Best Songs of the Week: Japanese Breakfast, Remember Sports, Sinead O'Brien, Crumb, and More". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  8. ^ Eede, Christian (23 March 2021). "Andy Stott Details New Album, 'Never The Right Time'". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Never the Right Time - Andy Stott". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  10. ^ Kenny, Mimi (22 April 2021). "Album Review: Andy Stott – Never The Right Time". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  11. ^ Piekarski, Tom (15 April 2021). "Andy Stott Offers an Excitingly Different Take on His Trademarks with 'Never the Right Time'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  12. ^ Bray, Jack (20 April 2021). "Manchester producer Andy Stott remains wholly unique as he tackles nostalgia". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b Delaney, Woody (16 April 2021). "Andy Stott - Never The Right Time". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b Howe, Brian (20 April 2021). "Andy Stott: Never the Right Time". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  15. ^ Desautell, Parker (23 April 2021). "Andy Stott's Chopped and Screwed Techno Takes on Warmer Hues with 'Never the Right Time'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  16. ^ Erwann S. (17 April 2021). "Andy Stott - Never the Right Time (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ a b Inscoe-Jones, Liam (23 April 2021). "Andy Stott — Never The Right Time". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2021 (In Association With Norman Records) (page 3)". The Quietus. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  19. ^ Andy Stott (2021). Never the Right Time (CD booklet). Modern Love.
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