''Metronomy Forever'' is the sixth studio album by English
electronic music
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band
Metronomy
Metronomy are an English electronic music group formed in 1999. As of 2021, the band consists of Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards and guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar and saxophone), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Olugbeng ...
, released on 13 September 2019 by
Because Music
Because Music is an independent record label with headquarters in Paris and London
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.
Critical reception
''Metronomy Forever'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average
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score of 78, based on 15 reviews.
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Accolades
Track listing
All tracks are written and produced by Joseph Mount, except where noted.
Notes
* signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Metronomy Forever''.Pierre Rousseau
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (11 February 1905 – 1983) was a French essayist, epistemologist, astronomer and journalist who authored numerous popular science essays and articles. He helped promote hard science to the general public and advoc ...
– additional production
* Mr. Oizo
Quentin Dupieux (, born 14 April 1974), also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo (), is a French filmmaker, electronic musician, and DJ.
Dupieux is credited with his legal name for his films, while the name "Mr. Oizo" is used for his musica ...
– additional production
* Dave Fridmann
David Lawrence Fridmann is an American record producer and musician.
Career
From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Ga ...
– mixing
* Oscar Cash – production, mixing
* Matt Colton
Matt Colton (born 30 March 1975) is an English mastering engineer and member of the mastering group of the Music Producers Guild. He has mastered recordings for artists such as Muse, Coldplay, James Blake, George Michael, Hot Chip, Gary Num ...
– mastering
* Anne Zeum – artwork
* Aaron Larney – layout
* Grégoire Alexandre – photography
Charts
References
2019 albums
Because Music albums
Metronomy albums
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