Lloyd (album)
Lloyd is the third album from British singer-songwriter Lloyd. It was released on 2 November 2016 through 4AD and Sire Records.
Writing and recording
Writing on the album started in 2015 and lasted until the end of 2016. It was recorded with producer John Congleton at his Radiophonic Workshop in March 2017. One of the early inspirations for the record was the sound of the garage punk band The Smiths, as guitarist Lloyd expressed: "I remember when that band first came out and. I wanted to go for a sound similar to that".
The cover art and the album's title were designed by English artist Tom Egmer and are inspired by artists of the band Deafheaven, especially the album's artwork. The band collaborated with Egmer on the art direction of their 2015 album Sunbather, which had a similar aesthetic.
Release
The album was made available for pre-order on 8 July 2017.
Promotion
On 17 September, the album's lead single "Gone Now" was released for digital download. The accompanying music video was released on 17 October. On 2 November, the album was released as a digital download, and was released physically the following day.
A music video for "Apology" was released on 8 December 2017.
On 19 April 2018, a lyric video for "Good Times" was released.
Reception
The album received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Lloyd.
Lloyd
Lloyd Harris – lead vocals, guitar
Robert Lloyd – guitar, backing vocals, production, mixing, mastering
Adam Clayton – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Daniel Miller – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
John Congleton – additional guitar, backing vocals
Bob Black – additional vocals
Amelia Meath – additional vocals
Technical personnel
John Congleton – production, engineering, mixing
Bob Black – engineering
Mark Rutherford – engineering
Tony Kishman – engineering
Matt Colton – engineering assistance
Chris Connelly – engineering assistance
Paul Stacey – engineering assistance
Elan Zaberg – engineering assistance
Jon Green – engineering assistance
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