Love Letters (Metronomy album)

Love Letters
Studio album by Metronomy
Released	10 March 2014
Recorded	Toe Rag (London)
Genre	Indietronica, indie pop, synthpop, new wave, chillwave
Length	41:19
Label	Because
Producer	Joseph Mount
Metronomy chronology
The English Riviera (2011) Love Letters (2014)

Love Letters is the fourth studio album by English electronic band Metronomy released on March 10, 2014 through Because Music.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Consequence of Sound	C-[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
Clash Magazine	8/10[6]
This Is Fake DIY	[7]
Pitchfork	5.2/10[8]

Critical reception

Love Letters has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73/100, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable".^[1] Heather Phares of AllMusic.com writes that "Musically and emotionally, Love Letters is rawer than what came before it, trading breezy synth pop for insistent psych-rock and soul influences. Confessional and insular, Love Letters is the work of a band willing to take pop success on their own terms and reveal a different -- but just as appealing -- side of their artistry in the process".^[2]

Charts

In its first week of release, Love Letters charted at number 7 on the UK Album Charts, Metronomy's highest position to date.

Charts (2014)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10]	12
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	55
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13]	12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14]	98
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	7

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joseph Mount. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Upsetter"	4:17
2.	"I'm Aquarius"	4:01
3.	"Monstrous"	3:53
4.	"Love Letters"	5:15
5.	"Month of Sundays"	3:36
6.	"Boy Racers"	4:18
7.	"Call Me"	3:51
8.	"The Most Immaculate Haircut"	4:30
9.	"Reservoir"	3:14
10.	"Never Wanted"	4:36

Personnel

• Joseph Mount – vocals, guitar, drums, bass
• Olugbenga Adelekan – bass
• Anna Prior – drums
• Michael Lovett – keyboards
• Oscar Cash – piano and keyboards
• Airelle Besson, Daniel Zimmerman, Thomas Depourquery – horns (arranged by Airelle Besson)
• HowAboutBeth, Jaelee Small, Kenzie May Bryant – backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Luke Oldfield – engineering and tape-operator
• Joseph Mount – production
• Ash Workman – engineering, mixing and co-production

Design

• Leslie David – artwork; art direction

References

1. "Love Letters Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
2. Phares, Heather. "Love Letters - Metronomy". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
3. Nicolson, Barry (2014-03-07). "NME Album Reviews". NME.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
4. Porter, Zander. "Album Review: Metronomy – Love Letters". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Mar 10, 2014.
5. Lindsay, Cam (2014-03-07). "Metronomy - Love Letters". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
6. Zadeh, Joe (2014-02-28). "Metronomy - Love Letters". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
7. Wright, Danny. "Metronomy - Love Letters". =Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
8. Patrin, Nate (2014-03-10). "Metronomy: Love Letters - Album Reviews". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
9. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
10. "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Love Letters" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
11. "Lescharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
12. "Officialcharts.de – Metronomy – Love Letters". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
13. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 11, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
14. "Spanishcharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Love Letters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2014.