| Different Days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 May 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016,Cheshire | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:13 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| The Charlatans chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Different Days | ||||
| ||||
Different Days is the thirteenth studio album by British alternative rock bandThe Charlatans, released on 26 May 2017.
The album features guest appearances fromPaul Weller (who co-wrote "Spinning Out"),Gillian Gilbert andStephen Morris (both fromNew Order),Johnny Marr,Peter Salisbury (The Verve), Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio),Ian Rankin, andSharon Horgan.[1]
On 20 March 2017,Different Days was announced for release.[2] "Plastic Machinery" was made available for streaming on 4 April.[3] A music video was released for the track on 24 April; directed by Ewen Spencer, the clip was filmed in Barcelona, Spain.[4] A remix of the song was done bySleaford Mods and was made available for streaming on 25 May.[5]Different Days was released on 26 May.[2] On the same day, "Plastic Machinery" was released as a single.[3] To promote the album's release, the band did two acoustic performances.[2] The album was released in Japan throughHostess Entertainment on 2 June and included remixes of "Plastic Machinery" as bonus tracks.[6] "Over Again" was released as a single on 13 October.[7] In November and December, the group went on a headlining UK tour.[8] On 8 December, a music video was released for "Over Again", directed by Ashley Shakibai.[9] An EP,Totally Eclipsing, was released alongside a two-CD edition of the album on 8 June 2018.[10] In September and October, the group went on a headlining North American tour.[11] The album cover photo was taken in Barcelona.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10[12] |
| Metacritic | 74/100[13] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [14] |
| Clash | 7/10[15] |
| The Guardian | [16] |
| The Independent | [17] |
| The Irish Times | [18] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[19] |
| Pitchfork | 6/10[20] |
| PopMatters | [21] |
| The Times | [22] |
| Under the Radar | [23] |
The album was described by David Barnett inThe Independent as "possibly their most ambitious project yet".[1] Dave Simpson, forThe Guardian, gave it four stars and called it "their best album in 20 years".[16]AllMusic writerStephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three and a half stars, stating that the band "embrace the elastic possibilities of new avenues here, and the results are rewarding".[14]Pitchfork's Robert Ham gave it 6.0 out of 10, calling it "good but not great".[20] Richard Folland, forPopMatters, also gave it 6 out of 10, describing it asModern Nature Part 2.[21]
All tracks are written byThe Charlatans unless stated otherwise.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Sunrise" | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Solutions" | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "Different Days" | 4:01 | |
| 4. | "Future Tense" | Ian Rankin | 0:50 |
| 5. | "Plastic Machinery" | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "The Forgotten One" | 0:41 | |
| 7. | "Not Forgotten" | 5:36 | |
| 8. | "There Will Be Chances" | 4:37 | |
| 9. | "Over Again" | 4:01 | |
| 10. | "The Same House" | 2:52 | |
| 11. | "Let’s Go Together" | 4:17 | |
| 12. | "The Setting Sun" | 1:38 | |
| 13. | "Spinning Out" | Paul Weller,The Charlatans | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 45:13 | ||
The Charlatans
Additional musicians
