Length 39:06 Release date 1 July 2016 Label Because Music | Artist Metronomy Producer Joseph Mount Genre Indietronica | |
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Released 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01) Similar Metronomy albums, Other albums | ||
Metronomy summer 08 full album
Summer 08 is the fifth studio album by English electronic band Metronomy, released on 1 July 2016 by Because Music.
Contents
Metronomy back together
Recording and release
Summer 08 is Metronomy's first album recorded solely by member Joseph Mount since their debut effort, Pip Paine (Pay the £5000 You Owe). Its title and release date was announced on BBC Radio 1 in an interview with Annie Mac on May 11, 2016, simultaneously with a release of the album's first single, "Old Skool". Collin Robinson of Stereogum called the song a "disco-leaning, 808-heavy, DJ-scratching throwback of a jam." The track "Mick Slow" samples most of the track "Weather the Windmill" from Mick Karn's first solo album, "Titles". Metronomy included Karn's track in their edition of the Late Night Tales series in 2012.
Critical reception
Summer 08 has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 74/100, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable". Laura Snapes of Pitchfork writes that "Metronomy's latest record strips away any pretense that they are a band, focusing on its sole creator, Joe Mount. The album solidifies his own idiosyncratic brand of standoffish funk."
Songs
1Back Together3:40
2Miami Logic3:21
3Old Skool (feat Mix Master Mike)5:13