The English Riviera (album)

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The English Riviera
METRONOMY THE ENGLISH RIVIERA ALBUMCOVER.jpg
Studio album by
Metronomy
Released8 April 2011 (2011-04-08)
Studio
  • Smokehouse (London)
  • Motorbass (Paris)
Genre
Length45:04
Label Because
Producer Joseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
Nights Out
(2008)		The English Riviera
(2011)		 Love Letters
(2014)

The English Riviera is the third studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 8 April 2011 by Because Music. Following the release of their second studio album, Nights Out (2008), founding member Gabriel Stebbing left the band (on this album, Olugbenga Adelekan had joined on bass and Anna Prior had joined on drums). However, Stebbing recorded the bass parts on the album prior to his departure.

Contents

The album was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize.

Singles

"She Wants" was released as the lead single from the album on 26 January 2011. The promo video (directed in Jul & Mat) takes place during a house party with the action being played out in reverse in one continuous take. The bandmembers are absent although pictures of the group's faces can be seen throughout the video. At one point a QR code is mounted on a wall, providing an interactive feature that allows fans to access the Metronomy website after being scanned.

"The Look" was released as the second single on 11 March 2011. The video, directed by Lorenzo Fonda, depicts the band performing the song in a white room alongside stop motion animated sequences featuring seagulls. The band scenes were filmed in London while the animation was produced in Los Angeles. Frontman Joseph Mount is seen playing a Yamaha Electone EX-2 organ. The song is played over the end titles of the 2013 Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited!

The third single, "The Bay", was released on 10 June 2011. The video, directed by David Wilson, intersperses bird's-eye views of Torbay (known as the English Riviera) and the band performing the song at various places in Torquay where the video was shot.

"Everything Goes My Way" was released on 17 October 2011 as the album's fourth and final single. The video features the band along with guest vocalist Roxanne Clifford having a stroll in a nature reserve surrounded by deer.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10 [1]
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 9/10 [8]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

NME placed the album at number two on its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2011", [13] while Uncut and Q listed the album at numbers three and seventeen, respectively. [14] [15] Mike Williams of NME wrote, "With this, his third full-length album, Joe Mount has transformed his Metronomy project from a jaunty, brilliant, yet ultimately niche electro outfit into one of the most expansive and visionary pop bands in the country". [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Mount

No.TitleLength
1."The English Riviera"0:37
2."We Broke Free"4:05
3."Everything Goes My Way"3:30
4."The Look"4:37
5."She Wants"3:51
6."Trouble"4:46
7."The Bay"4:50
8."Loving Arm"3:31
9."Corinne"3:16
10."Some Written"6:03
11."Love Underlined"5:58
iTunes Store bonus tracks [16]
No.TitleLength
12."Tens and Tens"4:39
13."She Wants" (music video)5:07
14."The English Riviera Track by Track" (music video)10:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The English Riviera. [17]

Metronomy

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The English Riviera
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In 2012, the album was certified 2× Gold by the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), denoting sales in excess of 150,000 copies across Europe. [27]

Release history

Release history for The English Riviera
RegionDateLabelRef.
Ireland8 April 2011 Because [28]
United Kingdom11 April 2011 [29]
France Warner [30]
Germany15 April 2011 [31]
Australia6 May 2011Because [32]
Canada31 May 2011 Warner [33]
United States26 July 2011 [34]

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