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Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the British indie-pop band led by Joe Mount was recorded at Toe Rag Studios.
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  • Record Label: Elektra
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Indie Electronic
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Everything and nothing matters now, with you hold your hair back if you feel unwell, do you? Every nights the mark of a new day and every day's the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Under The Radar
    Mar 4, 2014
    85
    Pushing away the froth and frivolity, they leave a darker, more satisfying, and ultimately superior record in their wake. [Feb/Mar 2014, p.74]
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  2. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 7, 2014
    80
    The sonic thinness which seems inherent to Mount remains his limiting weakness, and modest strength.
  3. The 405
    Mar 4, 2014
    80
    If The English Riviera was a lovingly weaved ode to a vibrant utopia, Love Letters, its predecessor and Metronomy's fourth full-length offering, is a return to the same shores, but under much darker skies.
  4. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2014
    80
    Mount's intoxicating amalgam of past and present is the real thing. [Apr 2014, p.114]
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  5. Uncut
    Mar 7, 2014
    70
    The rest can't quite match this opening brace ["The Upsetter"], but there are gems throughout. [Apr 2014, p.75]
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  6. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 18, 2014
    60
    There’s a nagging feeling that those derivative misses aren't so much accidental misfires as born out of a writer keen to remain free of the pressures of success. That prevents a promising record from being as good as it had the potential to be.
  7. Consequence
    Mar 10, 2014
    42
    Metronomy must have many more experimental ideas to sift through before settling down with any one particular sound, just failing to come up with a compelling, powerful way to tell this story.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Muddsjr
    Jun 2, 2014
    8
    personally, at the start of the album, I was worrying slightly as to whether I would like this or not, fortunately however, the furtherpersonally, at the start of the album, I was worrying slightly as to whether I would like this or not, fortunately however, the further through this album you get, the more enjoyable it happens to become. Metronomy seem to have taken a lot more of an experimental and poppier route, If not a more hard and what may be for some fans, a less rewarding listen. Personally however, I believe this is the sound of a band going good.… Expand
  2. Minsen
    Mar 11, 2014
    8
    Some might consider it a step back, but I really ended up loving their simplicity approached by reducing instrumentation (just listen to theSome might consider it a step back, but I really ended up loving their simplicity approached by reducing instrumentation (just listen to the drum-loop on "the upsetter" - repetitive but quite fitting in order to create the right mood). Though the LP appears pretty monotonous at first glimpse, there´s a lot more to discover, if you dare digging deeper. My recommendation is to focus on the songwriting instead of the "this-song-just-sounds-like-the-one-before-feeling". Each track suddenly unveils as being rewarding, I swear.… Expand
  4. MCRR
    Feb 20, 2015
    7
    Delightful and at times intricate pop makes this album far more alluring than previous Metronomy albums. 'Love Letters' is the most obviousDelightful and at times intricate pop makes this album far more alluring than previous Metronomy albums. 'Love Letters' is the most obvious radio friendly number and indeed the best best track on the album, however, the album is littered with quality and refrained dynamics that provide high end listening. An original, delicate album that has considerable substance.… Expand
  5. marcmyworks
    Jul 13, 2016
    7
    This was a slightly disappointing follow-up to the incredible "English Riviera" as Metronomy's sound moves even more low-fi than in previousThis was a slightly disappointing follow-up to the incredible "English Riviera" as Metronomy's sound moves even more low-fi than in previous efforts. Download: Love Letters, I'm Aquarius, Reservoir.… Collapse

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