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| Released | October 13, 2023 | |||
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Formentera II is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American indie rock band Metric. It was released on October 13, 2023, through the band's own label Metro Music International with distribution handled by Thirty Tigers Records. It is the sequel to the band's previous album Formentera (2022). [1]
Metric initially began work on Formentera II during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic before completing the album in early 2023. Recording sessions were held at the band's Main Street Studios in Toronto and Motorbass Studios in Paris. [2]
The album's lead single, "Just the Once", was released simultaneously with the album's announcement on July 7, 2023. [3]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [5] |
| MusicOMH |   [6] |
Formentera II was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 4 reviews. [4]
All tracks are written by Emily Haines and James Shaw.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Detour Up" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Just the Once" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Stone Window" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Days of Oblivion" | 5:59 |
| 5. | "Who Would You Be for Me" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Suckers" | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Nothing Is Perfect" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Descendants" | 5:54 |
| 9. | "Go Ahead and Cry" | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 39:58 | |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [7] | 46 |
| Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [8] | 82 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [9] | 66 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] | 23 |
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