Love Letters (Metronomy album)

Love Letters
Studio album by Metronomy
Released 10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
Recorded Toe Rag (London)
Genre Indietronica, indie pop, synthpop, new wave, chillwave
Length 41:19
Label Because
Producer Joseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
The English Riviera
(2011)The English Riviera2011		 Love Letters
(2014)		 Summer 08
(2016)Summer 082016
Singles from Love Letters
  1. "I'm Aquarius"
    Released: November 11, 2013
  2. "Love Letters"
    Released: January 23, 2014
  3. "Reservoir"
    Released: June 2, 2014

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]
Consequence of SoundC-[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Clash Magazine8/10[6]
This Is Fake DIY[7]
Pitchfork5.2/10[8]

Critical reception

Love Letters has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73/100, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable".[1] Heather Phares of AllMusic.com 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".[2]

Charts

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

Charts (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 55
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 98
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 7

In 2014 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[18] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. [19]

Track listing

All tracks 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
Design
  • Leslie David – artwork; art direction

References

  1. 1 2 "Love Letters Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Love Letters - Metronomy". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  3. ↑ Nicolson, Barry (2014-03-07). "NME Album Reviews". NME.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. ↑ Porter, Zander. "Album Review: Metronomy – Love Letters". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Mar 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lindsay, Cam (2014-03-07). "Metronomy - Love Letters". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  6. ↑ Zadeh, Joe (2014-02-28). "Metronomy - Love Letters". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  7. ↑ Wright, Danny. "Metronomy - Love Letters". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  8. ↑ Patrin, Nate (2014-03-10). "Metronomy: Love Letters - Album Reviews". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  9. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 March 2014" (PDF) (1255). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Metronomy – Love Letters". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 11, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  18. ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/sites/default/files/pictures/Awards2.png
  19. ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340


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