Love Letters (Metronomy album)

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Love Letters
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Studio album by
Metronomy
Released10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
Recorded2013-14
GenreIndietronica, indie pop, synth-pop, new wave, chillwave
Length41:19
LabelBecause
ProducerJoseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
The English Riviera
(2011) 		Love Letters
(2014) 		Summer 08
(2016)
Singles from Love Letters
  1. "I'm Aquarius"
    Released: 11 November 2013
  2. "Love Letters"
    Released: 23 January 2014
  3. "Reservoir"
    Released: 2 June 2014

Love Letters is the fourth studio album by English electronic band Metronomy released on 10 March 2014 through Because Music.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[1]
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
The Guardian3/5 stars[4]
The Independent4/5 stars[5]
The Irish Times4/5 stars[6]
Mojo4/5 stars[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork5.2/10[9]
Q4/5 stars[10]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

Love Letters received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Heather Phares of AllMusic writes that "Musically and emotionally, Love Letters is rawer than what came before it, trading breezy synth pop for insistent psych-rock and soul influences. Confessional and insular, Love Letters is the work of a band willing to take pop success on their own terms and reveal a different -- but just as appealing -- side of their artistry in the process".[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Joseph Mount.

No.TitleLength
1."The Upsetter"4:17
2."I'm Aquarius"4:01
3."Monstrous"3:53
4."Love Letters"5:15
5."Month of Sundays"3:36
6."Boy Racers"4:18
7."Call Me"3:51
8."The Most Immaculate Haircut"4:30
9."Reservoir"3:14
10."Never Wanted"4:36

Personnel[]

Technical personnel
  • Luke Oldfield – engineering and tape-operator
  • Joseph Mount – production
  • Ash Workman – engineering, mixing and co-production
Design
  • Leslie David – artwork; art direction

Charts[]

In its first week of release, Love Letters charted at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, Metronomy's highest position to date.

In 2014 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[24] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Love Letters by Metronomy reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Love Letters by Metronomy". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather. "Love Letters – Metronomy". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (6 March 2014). "Metronomy: Love Letters review – Heartache with a new-wave groove". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. ^ Gill, Andy (8 March 2014). "Album reviews: Metronomy, Dan Croll, Joan As Police Woman, Micah P. Hinson, Christine Tobin, Dean Wareham". The Independent. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ Murphy, Lauren (10 March 2014). "Metronomy: Love Letters". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Metronomy: Love Letters". Mojo (245): 96. April 2014.
  8. ^ Nicolson, Barry (7 March 2014). "Metronomy – 'Love Letters'". NME. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  9. ^ Patrin, Nate (10 March 2014). "Metronomy: Love Letters". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Metronomy: Love Letters". Q (333): 114. April 2014.
  11. ^ Eddy, Chuck (11 March 2014). "Love Letters". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Metronomy: Love Letters". Uncut (203): 75. April 2014.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 March 2014" (PDF) (1255). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Metronomy – Love Letters". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  18. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 11, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  24. ^ http://www.impalamusic.org/sites/default/files/pictures/Awards2.png
  25. ^ http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340
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