Love Letters (Metronomy album)

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Love Letters
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Studio album by
Metronomy
Released10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
Studio Toe Rag (London)
Genre Indietronica, indie pop, synth-pop, new wave, chillwave
Length41:19
Label Because
Producer Joseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
The English Riviera
(2011)		Love Letters
(2014)		 Summer 08
(2016)
Singles from Love Letters
  1. "I'm Aquarius"
    Released: 11 November 2013
  2. "Love Letters"
    Released: 23 January 2014
  3. "Reservoir"
    Released: 2 June 2014

Love Letters is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 10 March 2014 by Because Music. It peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album to date.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.0/10 [1]
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 5.2/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

Love Letters received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2] Heather Phares of AllMusic writes that "Musically and emotionally, Love Letters is rawer than what came before it, trading breezy synth pop for insistent psych-rock and soul influences. Confessional and insular, Love Letters is the work of a band willing to take pop success on their own terms and reveal a different – but just as appealing – side of their artistry in the process". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Mount, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Upsetter" 4:17
2."I'm Aquarius" 4:01
3."Monstrous" 3:53
4."Love Letters"
  • Mount
  • Airelle Besson
5:15
5."Month of Sundays"
  • Mount
  • James Hoare
3:36
6."Boy Racers" 4:18
7."Call Me" 3:51
8."The Most Immaculate Haircut" 4:30
9."Reservoir" 3:14
10."Never Wanted" 4:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Letters. [13]

Metronomy

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

In 2014, the album was certified Gold by the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), denoting sales in excess of 75,000 copies across Europe. [28]

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