| Artist |
Metronomy |
| Album Title: |
The English Riviera |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
04/11/2011 |
| Label |
Because Music |
| Catalog No |
BEC 5772817 |
| Bar Code No |
5060107728172 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
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The English Riviera (0:37)
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| 2.
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We Broke Free (4:05)
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| 3.
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Everything Goes My Way (3:30)
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| 4.
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The Look (4:37)
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| 5.
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She Wants (3:51)
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| 6.
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Trouble (4:46)
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| 7.
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The Bay (4:50)
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| 8.
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Loving Arm (3:31)
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| 9.
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Corinne (3:16)
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| 10.
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Some Written (6:03)
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| 11.
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Love Underlined (5:58)
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| Date Acquired |
03/13/2022 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
pop.market (Discogs) |
| Purchase Price |
8.84 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
℗&©2011 Because Music
Published by Pure Groove/Universal.
Recorded at Smokehouse Studios London and Motorbass Paris.
Mixed at The Premises, Hackney.
Mastered at The Exchange, London.
Cover image by John Gorham reproduced by kind permission of Pauline Gorham.
Made in France by MPO
CD comes in a standard jewelcase with cream coloured tray and a die cut slipcase on it with the barcode on the reverse of the sleeve.
Credits:
A&R – Jane Third
Arranged By, Art Direction, Composed By, Producer – Joseph Mount
Design, Layout – Aaron Larney
Engineer [Assistant] – Jamie Bell, Jedidiah Allcock, Julien Noudin*
Engineer, Mixed By – Ash Workman
Illustration [Cover Image] – John Gorham
Management – Stephen Bass
Mastered By – Nilesh
Photography By – Grégoire Alexandre
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Because Music
Copyright © – Because Music
Published By – Pure Groove
Copyright © – Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Recorded At – Smokehouse Studios
Recorded At – Motorbass Studio
Mixed At – The Premises Studio (London)
Mastered At – The Exchange
Pressed By – MPO
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 5060107728172
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CA BEC5772817 [MPO logo x 3]
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 1283
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): CA BEC5772817 [MPO logo x 3] 03/15/11 10:53:11 PM
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L039
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 1283
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DR9 +0.00 dB -11.04 dB 06 - Trouble.aif
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DR7 +0.00 dB -8.22 dB 09 - Corinne.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -10.05 dB 10 - Some Written.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.99 dB 11 - Love Underlined.aif
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide The English Riviera Review by Jon O'Brien:
Previously a nu-rave trio in the mould of Klaxons, Metronomy, the brainchild of Joseph Mount, have changed tack for their third studio album, The English Riviera, following the departure of original member Gabriel Stebbing three years earlier. Having permanently recruited the talents of bassist Gbenga Adelekan and former Lightspeed Champion drummer Anna Prior, the follow-up to 2008's Nights Out, abandons their indie-disco sensibilities in favor of a more laid-back but equally idiosyncratic, sun-kissed sound which positions them as avant-garde purveyors in the vein of Saint Etienne rather than debauched glowstick wavers. But while its opening number, a 37-second snatch of cowing seagulls and distant waves lapping against the shore, may evoke the glamorous beaches of California, its remaining self-produced ten tracks are very much a love letter to both Mount's hometown of Totnes in Devon, and a romantic fantasy of the title's seaside resort he used to drive around in, blasting Ace of Base as a youth. While thankfully there aren't any attempts at European faux-reggae, there are nods to the rich and warm West Coast sounds of '70s Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles on the swaying, country-tinged "Trouble" and the ominous, fretless, bass-led "She Wants." But ultimately, as the title implies, the band's third album is unmistakably an English affair, and none more so than "Some Written," which kicks off with a shuffling end-of-the-pier waltz rhythm and the kind of old-fashioned Wurlitzer last heard in wartime ballrooms, before ending in a cavalcade of stylophones, cymbals, and even kazoos that sounds like a particularly clumsy one-man-band falling down the stairs. It's utterly bonkers, but fits right in when placed among the likes of "The Look," which borrows the hook from Perez Prado's "Guaglione" and fuses it with summery Beach Boys harmonies and archaic video game style synths, the lolloping Serge Gainsbourg-esque jazz-rock, and psychedelic guitar solos of "We Broke Free" and "Everything Goes My Way," a gorgeous '60s-inspired slice of cooing lounge-funk featuring the deadpan vocals of Veronica Falls' Roxanne Clifford. The band occasionally revert back to their more familiar electronic roots, such as on the ambient, Orbital-esque "Loving Arm," and the woozy synth wizardry of closing number "Love Underlined," but as sonically interesting as they are, they feel like slightly jarring interruptions to the album's underlying vaudeville nature. Relentless in its pursuit to soundtrack the uniqueness of the British summer, The English Riviera is a challenging but ultimately rewarding effort which cements Mount's reputation as one of Britain's most intriguing pop mavericks.
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