''Atlas Vending'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian

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. It was released on October 9, 2020, via

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. The album was produced by Ben Greenberg and METZ.

Critical reception

''Atlas Vending'' was met with generally favorable reviews from

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 80 based on twelve reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.6 out of 10, based on fourteen reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

*Alex Edkins –

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, vocals, guitar, songwriter, producer, additional recording, design, layout *Chris Slorach – bass, songwriter, producer, design, layout *Hayden Menzies – drums, songwriter, producer, design, layout *Ben Greenberg – producer *Seth Manchester –

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, mixing *

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– mastering * David Konopka – design, layout *Jeff Kleinsmith – cover design *John Edkins – cover photography *Nicholas Sayers – additional photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2020 albums Metz (band) albums Sub Pop albums