Formentera (album)

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Formentera
Metric - Formentera.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2022
Length47:39
Label
Metric chronology
Art of Doubt
(2018)
Formentera
(2022)
Formentera II
(2023)
Singles from Formentera
  1. "All Comes Crashing"
    Released: 28 April 2022 [1]
  2. "Doomscroller"
    Released: 18 May 2022 [2]
  3. "What Feels Like Eternity"
    Released: 8 June 2022 [3]
  4. "False Dichotomy"
    Released: 8 July 2022 [4]

Formentera is the eighth studio album by Metric. It was released on July 8, 2022, through Metric Music International and Thirty Tigers, and was supported by the singles "All Comes Crashing", [1] "Doomscroller", [2] and "What Feels Like Eternity". [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Clash 6/10 [7]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Exclaim! 8/10 [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [12]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Uncut 6/10 [14]

Formentera received a score of 79 out of 100 based on ten critics' reviews, on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [5]

Track listing

Formentera track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Doomscroller"10:28
2."All Comes Crashing"4:23
3."What Feels Like Eternity"3:37
4."Formentera"6:17
5."Enemies of the Ocean"5:13
6."I Will Never Settle"5:00
7."False Dichotomy"3:39
8."Oh Please"4:12
9."Paths in the Sky"4:50
Total length:47:39

Charts

Chart performance for Formentera
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [15] 35
Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 61
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [18] 22
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [19] 11
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [20] 26

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