Summer 08

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Summer 08
Summer 08 (Front Cover).jpg
Studio album by
Metronomy
Released1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Genre Indietronica
Length39:06
Label Because
Producer Joseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
Love Letters
(2014)		Summer 08
(2016)		 Metronomy Forever
(2019)
Singles from Summer 08
  1. "Old Skool"
    Released: 11 May 2016

Summer 08 is the fifth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 1 July 2016 by Because Music. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Clash 7/10 [6]
Consequence of Sound C [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Exclaim! 8/10 [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [11]

Recording and release

Summer 08 is Metronomy's first album recorded solely by member Joseph Mount since their debut effort, Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 You Owe) . [12] Its title and release date was announced on BBC Radio 1 in an interview with Annie Mac on 11 May 2016, simultaneously with a release of the album's first single, "Old Skool". [13] Collin Robinson of Stereogum called the song a "disco-leaning, 808-heavy, DJ-scratching throwback of a jam." [14] The track "Mick Slow" samples most of the track "Weather the Windmill" from Mick Karn's first solo album, Titles . Metronomy included Karn's track in their edition of the Late Night Tales series in 2012.

Critical reception

Summer 08 received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 74/100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable". [4] Laura Snapes of Pitchfork writes that "Metronomy's latest record strips away any pretense that they are a band, focusing on its sole creator, Joe Mount. The album solidifies his own idiosyncratic brand of standoffish funk." [11]

Track listing

Summer 08 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Back Together"3:40
2."Miami Logic"3:20
3."Old Skool"5:13
4."16 Beat"3:16
5."Hang Me Out to Dry" (with Robyn)3:50
6."Mick Slow"5:02
7."My House"3:19
8."Night Owl"4:28
9."Love's Not an Obstacle"3:15
10."Summer Jam"3:43

Charts

Chart performance for Summer 08
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 109
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 26
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 56
Irish Albums (IRMA) [19] 49
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 20
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 7

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