Timeless (Kaytranada album)
Timeless is the third studio album by the Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada, released by RCA Records on June 7, 2024. A double album, it features collaborations with Rochelle Jordan, Lou Phelps, Durand Bernarr, Don Toliver, Charlotte Day Wilson, Ravyn Lenae, Channel Tres, Dawn Richard, Tinashe, Anderson.Paak, Sir, Childish Gambino, Thundercat, PinkPantheress, and Mariah the Scientist. The album received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Critical reception
Timeless received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean score based on ratings from publications, the album scored 78 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".Writing for Exclaim!, Wesley Mclean rated the album 8 out of 10, stating: "While it may be early to qualify his style or sound as timeless, it's managed to stand the test for the past 10 years and he's done nothing but hone his skills." Skye Butchard from The Skinny (magazine) wrote: "At its best, that ‘timeless’ tag works. Nods to house, disco, and hip-hop retain the sweaty human touch of older party songs – think organic instruments, crackling samples and unquantized beats. It's body music that doesn't lose track of the present in search of something lasting."
Track listing
- Bonus tracks were only available on the physical CD version. On the LP version they are available as a download with a card with a code. As of now, the bonus tracks are available on streaming.
Personnel
- Kaytranada – production
- River Tiber – additional production
- Alissia – additional production, bass, keyboards
- Bebo Dumot – additional production, keyboards, percussion
- Maurice Brown – additional production
- Om'Mas Keith – additional production
- Lauren D'Elia – mastering, engineering ; vocal production, vocal engineering
- Neal H Pogue – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Derek "206derek" Anderson – mixing, vocal engineering
- Rafael Alvarez – engineering
- Different Sleep – engineering, vocal engineering
- Zachary Acosta – engineering assistance
- Ryan "Mellow" Venable – vocal engineering
- Charlotte Day Wilson – vocal engineering
- Bryan Schwaller – vocal engineering
- Julian Cruz – vocal engineering
- Jonny Breakwell – vocal engineering
- Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings