Album: Love Letters by Metronomy (2014)
Genre: New Wave | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Cheerful
Format: Album

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

Artist Background: Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount (composer, singer, keyboards and guitar), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Oscar Cash (saxophone, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards) and Gbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals). Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of Nights Out, vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name ... Part of the London, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Whitest Boy Alive, Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Django Django

Music Scene: Part of the London, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with New Wave movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: New Wave, Rock/Pop, Cheerful, 2010s, Album

Additional Context: Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


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

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