Things Take Time, Take Time

The album was recorded in Melbourne and Sydney from late 2020 to early 2021 with producer/drummer Stella Mozgawa.[1] The Vinyl Factory called the album "a finely-woven collage of snapshots" and said it "dives into Barnett's own psyche to explore love, renewal, healing and self-discovering".[2] The first single, "Rae Street", was released on 7 July 2021; the music video follows the residents of a suburban street, all of whom are played by Barnett.[3] Later that day, Barnett released the 13-second non-album song "All Eyes on the Pavement" under the pseudonym Oliver Paul, the name of the protagonist of her 2015 song "Elevator Operator".[4] The song was also released through a record label called A Crabby Mettle Neutron, an anagram of Barnett's full name.[4]

The second single, "Before You Gotta Go", was released on 11 August; its music video was released on 13 September.[5] The third single, "Write a List of Things to Look Forward to", was released with a music video on 29 September.[6] "If I Don't Hear from You Tonight" was released on 9 November 2021, as the album's fourth single alongside 2022 Australian tour announcement.[7]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Clash	8/10[10]
Gigwise	[11]
The Independent	[12]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[13]
NME	[14]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[15]
Rolling Stone	[16]
Slant	[17]
Uncut	9/10[18]

At Metacritic, Things Take Time, Take Time holds a score of 79/100, indicating generally favourable reviews. El Hunt from NME said "Partly as a consequence of being written and recorded during the pandemic Things Take Time, Take Time is sparer than Barnett's previous records, pairing jangly, lackadaisical indie-rock with scatterings of drum machine; programmed in collaboration with Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa. Though it lacks the more immediate bite of Barnett's previous work, its softness gives it a more tender focus."[14]

All tracks are written by Courtney Barnett.

Musicians

• Courtney Barnett – vocals, guitars, bass, piano
• Stella Mozgawa – drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer

Production

• Courtney Barnett – production
• Stella Mozgawa – production
• David Wrench - mix