Automat (Metz album)

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Automat
Automat Metz.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
Recorded20092015
Studio
Genre
Length43:05
Label Sub Pop
Producer METZ
METZ chronology
Strange Peace
(2017)
Automat
(2019)
Atlas Vending
(2020)

Automat is the first compilation album by Canadian noise rock band METZ. It was released on July 12, 2019 through Sub Pop Records, and is composed of non-album singles, b-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased work recorded from 2009 to 2015.

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
Crack Magazine 7/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Kerrang! 3/5 [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 7/10 [9]
The Spill Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Upset MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Automat was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72 based on seven reviews. [2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 6.8 out of 10, based on seven reviews. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies.

No.TitleLength
1."Soft Whiteout"3:06
2."Lump Sums"4:39
3."Dry Out"3:55
4."Ripped on the Fence"5:54
5."Negative Space" (7 Inch Version)3:17
6."Automat"4:00
7."Wet Blanket" (Demo)3:10
8."Dirty Shirt"2:29
9."Leave Me Outside"3:36
10."Can't Understand"2:47
11."Pure Auto"3:08
12."Erase"3:09
Total length:43:05
Notes

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 33
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 13

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