Metronomy Forever

Metronomy Forever is the sixth studio album by English electronic band Metronomy, released on 13 September 2019 by Because Music.[5]

Metronomy Forever
Studio album by
Released13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
GenreIndietronica
Length54:43
LabelBecause
ProducerJoseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
Summer 08
(2016)
Metronomy Forever
(2019)
Singles from Metronomy Forever
  1. "Lately"
    Released: 29 May 2019[1]
  2. "Salted Caramel Ice Cream"
    Released: 19 Jun 2019[2]
  3. "Walking in the Dark"
    Released: 24 Jul 2019[3]
  4. "Wedding Bells"
    Released: 03 Sep 2019[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Independent[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork[9]

The album received a Metacritic rating of 78 based on 15 critics, indicating generally favourable reviews.[6]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2019 25 [10]
Les Inrocks Top 100 Albums of 2019 29 [11]
Louder Than War Top 50 Albums of 2019 44 [12]
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2019 34 [13]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2019 61 [14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Wedding"1:01
2."Whitsand Bay"3:51
3."Insecurity"3:54
4."Salted Caramel Ice Cream"3:30
5."Driving"0:49
6."Lately"3:15
7."Lying Low"3:56
8."Forever Is a Long Time"2:29
9."The Light"4:33
10."Sex Emoji"4:23
11."Walking in the Dark"3:04
12."Insecure"1:16
13."Miracle Rooftop"4:43
14."Upset My Girlfriend"4:28
15."Wedding Bells"4:19
16."Lately (Going Spare)"3:40
17."Ur Mixtape"1:39

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 68
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 78
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 15
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References

  1. "Metronomy return with first new song in three years "Lately": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Metronomy announce new album, Metronomy Forever, share "Salted Caramel Ice Cream": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. "Stream Metronomy - "Walking in the Dark"". Consequence of Sound. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. "Metronomy share new song 'Wedding Bells'". DIY. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Metronomy Forever - Metronomy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  6. "Metronomy Forever by Metronomy". Metacritic.
  7. White, Adam (12 September 2019). "Album reviews: Pixies – Beneath the Eyrie, Jenny Hval – The Practice of Love, and Metronomy Forever". The Independent.
  8. Smith, Thomas (13 September 2019). "Metronomy – 'Metronomy Forever' review". New Musical Express.
  9. Cliff, Aimee (17 September 2019). "Metronomy: Metronomy Forever". Pitchfork.
  10. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2019". Gigwise. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. "Top 100 Albums of 2019". Les Inrocks. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. Babey, Ged (14 December 2019). "Albums of the Year 2019". Louder Than War. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. "Albums of the Year 2019". Rough Trade. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. Redfern, Mark (31 December 2019). "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  17. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 38, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  19. "Irish Albums Chart: 20 September 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  21. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 38: del 13.9.2019 al 19.9.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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