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Metacritic	62/100
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AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B-
Billboard
Clash	8/10
Consequence of Sound	C+
FILTER	80%
Paste	5.0/10
Pitchfork	6.1/10
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Crazy Clown Time is the debut solo studio album by the American director and musician David Lynch. It was released on November 7, 2011 on PIAS and Sunday Best. Described as a "modern blues" album by Lynch, Crazy Clown Time was self-produced and four singles were released.

Upon its release, Crazy Clown Time received moderately positive reviews and placed in several international charts, including the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart where it peaked at number 3.

Crazy Clown Time has been described by Lynch as "a collection of dark songs" in the style of "modern blues". The album incorporates elements of avant-garde music, including the use of feedback; noise; dissonance; and soundscapes which feature "dense layers of texture". Lynch's particular style of blues and his use of avant-garde techniques was commented on by Consequence of Sound, with writer Adam Rier saying that Lynch had "taken something very familiar to anyone who has listened to music in the Western world and turned it into something chilling, creepy [and] utterly Lynch-ian." Several tracks on Crazy Clown Time, including "Good Day Today", are regarded as electronic pop.

Lynch's "Fifties-style" guitar sound on Crazy Clown Time often features use of tremolo, and other effects are used throughout the album, including considerable use of reverb and delay. Lynch's vocal tracks are heavily processed, through use of vocoders and modulation effects.

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