Mettavolution

Mettavolution
Studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Released	26 April 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 26 April 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 Americana/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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4. Arroyo, Steven (2 May 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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6. "Billie Eilish Leads the 2020 Grammy Award Winners". 27 January 2020.
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13. "Official Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
14. "Official Americana Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
15. "Official Independent Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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18. "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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