Metronomy Forever

Metronomy Forever is the sixth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 13 September 2019 by Because Music.[5]

Metronomy Forever
Studio album by
Metronomy
Released13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
GenreIndietronica
Length54:43
LabelBecause
Producer
Metronomy chronology
Summer 08
(2016)		 Metronomy Forever
(2019)		 Small World (Metronomy album)
(2022)
Singles from Metronomy Forever
  1. "Lately"
    Released: 29 May 2019[1]
  2. "Salted Caramel Ice Cream"
    Released: 19 June 2019[2]
  3. "Walking in the Dark"
    Released: 24 July 2019[3]
  4. "Wedding Bells"
    Released: 3 September 2019[4]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Independent[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork6.7/10[9]

Metronomy Forever received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 15 reviews.[6]

Accolades
Accolades for Metronomy Forever
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2019 25 [10]
Les Inrocks Top 100 Albums of 2019 29 [11]
Louder Than War Top 50 Albums of 2019 44 [12]
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2019 34 [13]
Under the Radar Top 100 Albums of 2019 61 [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Joseph Mount, except where noted.

Metronomy Forever track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wedding"  1:01
2."Whitsand Bay"  3:51
3."Insecurity"  3:54
4."Salted Caramel Ice Cream" 
3:30
5."Driving"  0:49
6."Lately" 
  • Mount
  • Rousseau[a]
3:15
7."Lying Low"  3:56
8."Forever Is a Long Time"  2:29
9."The Light"
  • Joseph Mount
  • Martin Hadley
  • Mount
  • Ash Workman[a]
4:33
10."Sex Emoji" 
4:23
11."Walking in the Dark"  3:04
12."Insecure"  1:16
13."Miracle Rooftop"  4:43
14."Upset My Girlfriend"  4:28
15."Wedding Bells"  4:19
16."Lately (Going Spare)"
  • Mount
  • Cash
3:40
17."Ur Mixtape"  1:39
Total length:54:43
Japanese edition bonus tracks[15]
No.TitleLength
18."Mellow Brass (Lately / Whitsand Bay)"4:42
19."Distant Horn (Salted Caramel Ice Cream)"3:45
Total length:63:21

Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Metronomy Forever.[16]

  • Joseph Mount – production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1, 5, 8, 11–14, 16, 17)
  • Ash Workman – mixing (tracks 2, 9); additional production (track 9)
  • Anna Prior – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Jamie Snell – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Pierre Rousseau – additional production (tracks 4, 6)
  • Mr. Oizo – additional production (track 10)
  • Dave Fridmann – mixing (track 15)
  • Oscar Cash – production, mixing (track 16)
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Anne Zeum – artwork
  • Aaron Larney – layout
  • Grégoire Alexandre – photography

Charts
Chart performance for Metronomy Forever
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 28
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 68
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 78
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 15

References
  1. "Metronomy return with first new song in three years "Lately": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. "Metronomy announce new album, Metronomy Forever, share "Salted Caramel Ice Cream": Stream". Consequence of Sound. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. "Stream Metronomy – "Walking in the Dark"". Consequence of Sound. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "Metronomy share new song 'Wedding Bells'". DIY. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Metronomy Forever – Metronomy". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "Metronomy Forever by Metronomy". Metacritic.
  7. White, Adam (12 September 2019). "Album reviews: Pixies – Beneath the Eyrie, Jenny Hval – The Practice of Love, and Metronomy Forever". The Independent.
  8. Smith, Thomas (13 September 2019). "Metronomy – 'Metronomy Forever' review". New Musical Express.
  9. Cliff, Aimee (17 September 2019). "Metronomy: Metronomy Forever". Pitchfork.
  10. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2019". Gigwise. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  11. "Top 100 Albums of 2019". Les Inrocks. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. Babey, Ged (14 December 2019). "Albums of the Year 2019". Louder Than War. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. "Albums of the Year 2019". Rough Trade. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. Redfern, Mark (31 December 2019). "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2019". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. "Metronomy Forever" (in Japanese). Caroline International. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. Metronomy Forever (liner notes). Metronomy. Because Music. 2019. BEC5650090.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  19. "Lescharts.com – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  21. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Metronomy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  22. "Portuguesecharts.com – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  24. "Spanishcharts.com – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  25. "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Metronomy Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  26. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2019.


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