Metronomy Forever

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Metronomy Forever
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Studio album by
Metronomy
Released13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
Genre
Length54:43
Label Because
Producer
Metronomy chronology
Summer 08
(2016)		Metronomy Forever
(2019)		 Small World (Metronomy album)
(2022)
Singles from Metronomy Forever
  1. "Lately"
    Released: 29 May 2019 [2]
  2. "Salted Caramel Ice Cream"
    Released: 19 June 2019 [3]
  3. "Walking in the Dark"
    Released: 24 July 2019 [4]
  4. "Wedding Bells"
    Released: 3 September 2019 [5]

Metronomy Forever is the sixth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy. The album was preceded by four singles; "Lately", "Salted Caramel Ice Cream", "Walking in the Dark", and "Wedding Bells". Each single was released with a music video, the first three being directed by band frontman Joseph Mount, and "Wedding Bells" being directed by Ben Hanratty. [6] The album was released on 13 September 2019 by Because Music. [7]

Contents

Two more songs received music videos after the album's release; "Insecurity" on 13 November, 2019, [8] and "Whitsand Bay" on 21 February, 2020. [9]

Production and Recording

The majority of the album was written and recorded by Mount while moving from Paris to Kent [10] with his family. While his new home did feature a recording studio, Mount said the album was "kind of done" by the time it was ready. [11] However after an underwhelming response from his record label, he reworked the material he had into what shows up on the final album. [10] Joseph began work on this album shortly after his work on Robyn's 2018 album Honey, having co-written and co-produced several songs on that record. His experience on that album greatly influenced his outlook and mindset going into Forever. The heavy emotions of Honey greatly contrasted with Mount's personal life, which he described as "happy".

"I did this thing that was so emotionally involved with Robyn for her record, and I came out thinking as though I almost needed this trauma to make a record. And I don’t have that – I’m just happy,..." -Joseph Mount [11]

It was ultimately this contrast that Mount said fueled the creation of Metronomy Forever. "You can be super happy while still being a bit despairing", [12] Mount said in an interview. The resulting album is a mix of more up-beat Pop songs and darker Lo-fi instrumentals, with song topics ranging from the joy of weddings to feelings of insecurity.

The album marks a slight change in musical direction on some tracks, such as 'insecurity'' and ''lately'' featuring a more guitar led sound.

The name "Metronomy Forever" has two meanings according to Mount. The first relates to his concerns about his and the band's legacy, the second being a tongue-in-cheek reference to the album's run-time. [11] The long track list of the album was partly by design. Mount wanted the album to play like a radio station or an auto-generated playlist. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [16]

Metronomy Forever received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 15 reviews. [13]

Accolades

Accolades for Metronomy Forever
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 201925 [17]
Les InrocksTop 100 Albums of 201929 [18]
Louder Than War Top 50 Albums of 201944 [19]
Rough TradeTop 100 Albums of 201934 [20]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 201961 [21]

Track listing

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

Metronomy Forever track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wedding"  1:01
2."Whitsand Bay"  3:51
3."Insecurity"  3:54
4."Salted Caramel Ice Cream" 
3:30
5."Driving"  0:49
6."Lately" 
  • Mount
  • Rousseau [a]
3:15
7."Lying Low"  3:56
8."Forever Is a Long Time"  2:29
9."The Light"
  • Joseph Mount
  • Martin Hadley
  • Mount
  • Ash Workman [a]
4:33
10."Sex Emoji" 
4:23
11."Walking in the Dark"  3:04
12."Insecure"  1:16
13."Miracle Rooftop"  4:43
14."Upset My Girlfriend"  4:28
15."Wedding Bells"  4:19
16."Lately (Going Spare)"
  • Mount
  • Cash
3:40
17."Ur Mixtape"  1:39
Total length:54:43
Japanese edition bonus tracks [22]
No.TitleLength
18."Mellow Brass (Lately / Whitsand Bay)"4:42
19."Distant Horn (Salted Caramel Ice Cream)"3:45
Total length:63:21

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Metronomy Forever. [23]

Charts

Chart performance for Metronomy Forever
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] 28
French Albums (SNEP) [26] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 68
Irish Albums (IRMA) [28] 78
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [29] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [31] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 32
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 15

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