Mettavolution

Mettavolution
Studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Released	April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)
Length	41:11
Label	Rubyworks ATO
Producer	Dave Sardy [1]
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology
9 Dead Alive (2014) Mettavolution (2019) In Between Thoughts...A New World (2023)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	7.1/10 [4]

Mettavolution is the fifth studio album by Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. It was released on April 26, 2019 through Rubyworks and ATO Records. ^[5]

Critical reception

Mettavolution received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 6 reviews. ^[2]

It won the award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sánchez except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mettavolution"		4:04
2.	"Terracentric"		3:33
3.	"Cumbé"		3:19
4.	"Electric Soul"		3:58
5.	"Krotona Days"		4:19
6.	"Witness Tree"		3:01
7.	"Echoes"	David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright	18:57
Total length:			40:11

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7]	199
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8]	157
French Albums (SNEP) [9]	79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10]	73
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	95
UK Albums (OCC) [13]	46
UK Americana Albums (OCC) [14]	4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15]	8
US Billboard 200 [16]	71
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [17]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19]	7
US World Albums (Billboard) [20]	2

References

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2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
3. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
4. Arroyo, Steven (May 2, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
5. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce New Album". ATO Records . January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
6. "Billie Eilish Leads the 2020 Grammy Award Winners". 27 January 2020.
7. "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
8. "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
14. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
16. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
17. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
18. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
19. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
20. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.