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Jun 29, 2016The two sides of the group, both new and old, combine gloriously in Summer, creating a pure pop climax some of the supposed greats of the genre would be proud of.
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Jul 8, 2016Turning moments into music is the next best thing, and something that Mount excelled at in the years after Nights Out as he became a more eclectic, emotive artist. Summer 08's exuberance and sophistication are a testament to those skills, as well as to music's power to define and evoke a period in time--and one of Metronomy's most enjoyable albums yet.
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Jul 6, 2016He knows how to fill a dance floor. But his music comes with the sharp awareness of how it feels to stand, alienated and feigning aloofness, on the sidelines.
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Jul 5, 2016Summer Jam is as aimless as the name suggests--but overall this is almost a match for 2011’s wonderful English Riviera.
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Jul 1, 2016Even at its moodiest, this is a deliriously inventive and often whimsical dance record.
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Jun 30, 2016Nodding strongly towards everything from Hall & Oates, to Justice, and Patrice Rushen, and flaunting all of Mount’s influences without a hint of irony, Summer ‘08’ is from start to finish, a back to basics, pure-pop odyssey.
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Jun 29, 2016Summer 08 may not have been designed to build on the success of Love Letters and The English Riviera, but it still very well may; it's every bit as resourceful, offbeat and pleasing as anything Mount has done to date.
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Jun 29, 2016Downsides? There really aren’t any. Mount has done it again. He could write music about the impact of Brexit on the UK’s trade with China and make it sound amazing.
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UncutJun 28, 2016Although a few tracks lack bite, Mount keeps the senses stimulated with diversity and detail. [Aug 2016, p.78]
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Jun 28, 2016Lyrics are as simple and as witty as ever, focusing around sexual desire, jealousy and life in the pre-hipster East End in 2008.
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Jul 28, 2016This is Metronomy's first album since their debut recorded solely by Mount. It might also be their best.
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Jul 5, 2016Mount remains an exceptional musical craftsman, who continues to shift and change and toy with his formula, which is proven to result in fun listens like Summer 08.
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Jun 28, 2016While it might lack the chaotic charm of Nights Out, or the lush, well-rounded sound of The English Riviera, it makes up for that by simply being fun.
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Jul 11, 2016In anyone else’s hands, Summer 08 might seem strange and cold. But from Mount, as ornery as it is, it feels like a gesture of trust.
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Aug 10, 2016Summer 08 is good work from Mount, and an album with its fair share of corking tracks.
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Jul 11, 2016The instrumental Summer Jam also seems a bit throwaway, and being the closing track also ensures that the album ends on a bit of a damp squib rather than a flourish. Overall though, there is more than enough on Summer 08 to reconfirm Metronomy’s position as one of this country’s wittiest, most original and purely enjoyable pop acts.
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Jul 5, 2016Summer 08 is the banger-filled record Mount has always wanted to make, for fun, and we’re very much glad that he did.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 28
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Mixed: 4 out of 28
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Negative: 1 out of 28
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