Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Metric, which was released on 18 September 2015. The first single, "The Shade", was released on 11 May 2015. "Cascades" was released as the second of the album on 2 June 2015. On 7 July 2015, the band released "Too Bad, So Sad" as the third single via a new iOS and Android app it created called "Pagan Portal", which allows fans to listen to tracks off the album as they're released and read newsletters from the band.
Pagans in Vegas | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 September 2015 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, new wave | |||
Length | 49:22 | |||
Label | Metric Music International, Universal Music Group | |||
Metric chronology | ||||
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Singles from Pagans in Vegas | ||||
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Critical response
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
Consequence of Sound | C[4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
Now | |
Pitchfork | 6.0/10[7] |
Rolling Stone | |
Under The Radar |
Pagans in Vegas received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lie Lie Lie" | 4:25 |
2. | "Fortunes" | 4:12 |
3. | "The Shade" | 3:36 |
4. | "Celebrate" | 4:00 |
5. | "Cascades" | 5:24 |
6. | "For Kicks" | 4:36 |
7. | "Too Bad, So Sad" | 3:24 |
8. | "Other Side" | 3:51 |
9. | "Blind Valentine" | 3:22 |
10. | "The Governess" | 4:01 |
11. | "The Face, Part I" | 5:01 |
12. | "The Face, Part II" | 3:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Office Towers Escalate" | 3:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Office Towers Escalate" | 3:16 |
14. | "The Shade" (acoustic) | 3:12 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 87 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 36 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[13] | 14 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] | 9 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 13 |
References
- "Pagans in Vegas – Metric". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Sendra, Tim. "Metric. Pagans in Vegas. Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- McCown, Alex (18 September 2015). "Metric delivers retro electronica—and one of the best pop songs of the year". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Kivel, Adam (14 September 2015). "Album Review: Metric – Pagans in Vegas". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Frenette, Luke-Julius (16 September 2015). "Metric, Pagans in Vegas". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Siddiqui, Tabassum (16 September 2015). "Metric - Pagans in Vegas". Now. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Camp, Zoe (15 September 2015). "Metric: Pagans in Vegas". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Dolan, Jon (14 September 2015). "Pagans in Vegas". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Corcoran, Nina (15 September 2015). "Pagans in Vegas". Under The Radar. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- Ryan, Gavin (September 26, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "Metric Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Metric Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Metric Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Metric Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Metric Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Metric premieres “The Shade”, first new song in nearly three years — listen" Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- "Metric Tease New Album ‘Pagans in Vegas’ With Slickly Synthesized ‘Cascades’" Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- "Metric Debut “Too Bad, So Sad” Via The Pagan Portal App" Retrieved July 7, 2015.