| Mettavolution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Dave Sardy [1] | |||
| Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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]
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]
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 |
| 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 Independent Albums (OCC) [14] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 [15] | 71 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [16] | 3 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] | 7 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) [19] | 2 |
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