Love Letters (Metronomy album)
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| Love Letters | ||||
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| Released | 10 March 2014 | |||
| Studio | Toe Rag (London) | |||
| Genre | Indietronica, indie pop, synth-pop, new wave, chillwave | |||
| Length | 41:19 | |||
| Label | Because | |||
| Producer | Joseph Mount | |||
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| Singles from Love Letters | ||||
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Love Letters is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 10 March 2014 by Because Music. It peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album to date.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| The Irish Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.2/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Uncut | 7/10[12] |
Love Letters received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Heather Phares of AllMusic 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".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joseph Mount, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
