''Small World'' is the seventh studio album by the English electronic band

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. It was released on 18 February 2022 by

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Critical reception

''Small World'' received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 72, based on 11 reviews. Commenting on the album's sound difference from previous Metronomy albums, ''

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'' wrote that the album "might be the biggest diversion of their main stage sound to date, but it's one of the most heartfelt and rewarding".

Track listing

* All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised in

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. * All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised in sentence case.

Personnel

Joseph Mount Metronomy are an English electronic music band, formed in Totnes in 1999. Their lineup consists of founding member and leader Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, saxophone), Anna Prior (drums, ...

– drums, bass guitar,

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, Yamaha D85 Organ,

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, production * Oscar Cash – piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Yamaha D85 Organ * Raven Bush – strings (7, 8) * Dana Margolin – vocals (8) * Ash Workman – production, mixing *

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– mastering * Kate Mount – sleeve photography * Hazel Gaskin – Metronomy photography * The Letter Press – design

Charts

References

{{Metronomy 2022 albums Metronomy albums