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Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings
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Positive: 56 out of 67
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Mixed: 8 out of 67
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Negative: 3 out of 67
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Jun 12, 2012This album is a wonderful progression in Metric's music. It mixes the old and new of their music, and was amazing to listen too. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Metric; you will not be disappointed.
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Jun 13, 2012At this point, Metric's craft is fully realized. The composition of the songs here is undoubtedly the best its ever been, and the lyrics... sweet Jesus.
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Aug 11, 2018This album is amazing! Every song on Fantasies is a favorite except for Nothing but Time. Amazing that there are so many favorites from album to album! Love Metric's sound, their lyrics, their imagery, and the feeling the music inspires. (Their subsequent album, Pagans in Vegas, not listed here on Metacritic for some reason, was a real letdown though. Not one, not one favorite on that album.)
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Jul 24, 2012
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Jun 13, 2012
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Jun 14, 2012I really like this one, it reminds me of "Let It Out" for the year 2012, but instead of the buzzing guitars you get shimmering synths. At first listen this album doesn't jump out at you like "Let It Out". But it has a major maturity side to it. This album is Metric all grown up.
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Jul 1, 2012Schizophrenic fifth album from Canadian indie rockers - read full review here: http://wearethefilter.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/review-schizophrenic-fifth-album-from.html
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Jul 27, 2012
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Dec 9, 2012Do you like Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs? Paramore? Best Coast? Beach House? Dum Dum Girls? Yuck!? You
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Jul 14, 2013Easily the best album of 2012. Not only does the record lack a bad song, but the songs flow together beautifully, each building upon the last. Personally, I even prefer this album to Fantasies, though barely.
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May 18, 2014I really liked this album. I agree with the guy that said "it's Metric all grown up". Throughout the whole album there are some great songs that keep up the interest. Both the tunes and lyrics capture great sentiments. (Speed of Collapse, Nothing but Time, Clone, etc). This was one of my favorite albums of recent memory.
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Jun 9, 2016Metric's 'electronic' album doesn't push the boundaries enough to be anything more than pop music. I was truly disappointed in this release as only half the tracks are compelling. Download: Clone, Youth Without Youth, Dreams so Real
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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012Synthetica's relentless efficiency feels a tad mechanical. [Jul 2012, p.107]
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Jul 3, 2012With nearly each track including a mesmerizing hook or chorus that slowly permeates your subconscious - "Clone" and "Breathing Underwater" leap out from the pack in this regard - Synthetica is a solid album.
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Jun 29, 2012Throughout Synthetica, an undertow of dystopian unease drags the music away from standard pop territory into darker areas.