Time Travel (Never Shout Never album)

Time Travel is the third studio album by Never Shout Never. It was released on September 20, 2011.^[2][3] It was recorded in Springfield, Missouri.^[4] It is also the first album in which Never Shout Never recorded as a full band.^[5]

Time Travel
Studio album by Never Shout Never
Released	September 20, 2011
Recorded	December 2010 - May 2011
Studio	2100 Studios
Genre	Acoustic rock, indie pop, psychedelic rock
Length	31:49
Label	Loveway Records Sire Warner Bros. Reprise Records
Producer	Never Shout Never^[1]
Never Shout Never chronology
To Pick a Town Up (2011) Time Travel (2011) Indigo (2012)
Singles from Time Travel
"Time Travel" Released: July 22, 2011 "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway" Released: August 26, 2011

Background

"Time Travel" was released as the first single on July 22, 2011.^[6] The music video was released on September 21, 2011.^[7] The second single "Simplistic Trance - Like Getaway" was released on August 26, 2011.^[8] Before the albums arrival, "Silver Ecstasy" was released as a promotional single on September 13, 2011.^[9] On the day of the albums release, they announced a fall headliner tour called, "The Time Travel Tour".^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[11]
Dead Press!	^[12]

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album a 3 star rating. He complimented the album for having a "real sense of atmosphere, and showcase the transformative powers of collaboration." However, he critic the album as, "downright psychedelic" by emo standards.^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christofer Drew Ingle, except "Silver Ecstasy" composed by Christofer Drew Ingle, Caleb Denison and Hayden Kaiser (no history of Taylor MacFee).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Time Travel"	5:37
2.	"Awful"	3:29
3.	"Silver Ecstasy"	3:19
4.	"Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway"	3:16
5.	"Robot"	4:44
6.	"Until I Die Alone"	4:12
7.	"Complex Heart"	4:16
8.	"Lost at Sea"	2:57

Bonus tracks^[13]

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Time Travel" (acoustic)	5:16
10.	"Silver Ecstasy" (acoustic)	3:20
11.	"Time Travel" (Andrew Goldstein Remix)	3:57

Personnel

Credits for Time Travel adapted from AllMusic.^[14]

Never Shout Never Christofer Drew Ingle – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano, ukulele, programming, banjo, harmonica, creative director Caleb Denison – Drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitars Taylor MacFee – bass, backing vocals Hayden Kaiser – Lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion

Production David Beame – Legal advisor David Conway – Management Bradley Edwards – Artwork Dirk Hemsath – Management Daniel Hersch – Mastering Frank Maddocks – Creative director Xavier Ramos – Marketing Jeff Smith – Engineering, mixing Stephan Walker – Art direction, design

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[15]	35

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format
Worldwide	September 20, 2011	Loveway / Sire / Warner / Reprise	CD, digital download
	November 11, 2011		Cassette (limited edition)

References

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3. "Alternative Press - News - Exclusive: Title, release date, artwork for new Never Shout Never album revealed". Alternative Press. July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
4. "Never Shout Never To Release New Album, Time Travel, September 20th". July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
5. Eisen, Benjy (September 16, 2011). "Exclusive Album Stream: Never Shout Never's Time Travel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
6. "Time Travel - Single by Never Shout Never". Apple Music. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
7. "Never Shout Never - Time Travel (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
8. "Time Travel - Single by Never Shout Never". Apple Music. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
9. "Never Shout Never premiere new song, Silver Ecstasy". Alternative Press. September 13, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
10. "Never Shout Never announce set list for The Time Travel Tour". Alternative Press. September 20, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
11. Gregory Heaney. "Time Travel - Never Shout Never - AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
12. Ryan Williams (November 14, 2011). "ALBUM: Never Shout Never - Time Travel - DEAD PRESS! - Alternative rock news, reviews and interviews". Dead Press!. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
13. Drew Beringer (July 26, 2011). "Never Shout Never Track Listing & Pre-Order - News Article - Absolute Punk.net". Absolute Punk. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
14. "Time Travel - Never Shout Never Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
15. "Never Shout Never Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.