Metronomy / English Riviera, The
Album: English Riviera, The   Collection:General
Artist:Metronomy   Added:Jul 2011
Label:Big Beat  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-10-09 Pull Date: 2011-12-11
Week Ending: Dec 11 Dec 4 Nov 27 Nov 20 Nov 13 Nov 6 Oct 30 Oct 23
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 22, 2017: KZSU Time Traveler
The Bay
4. Mar 13, 2015: Distractions
The Bay
2. Jul 13, 2017: moodswings
The Look
5. Jan 13, 2015: Radio Personality
The Look
3. May 04, 2016: I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants!
The Look
6. Oct 04, 2013: Time Traveler
The Bay

Album Review
Kyle Vandenberg
Reviewed 2011-09-29
Metronomy: The English Riviera: This English group is usually more known for their remixes and electro sound, but this album has a more rock sound to it. Kind of sound like a less over-the-top MGMT. FCC clean. Try 7, 5, 8, 2, 4.
1) Short instrumental intro track to the album. Sorrowful violins.
2) Falsetto male vocals, with guitar centerstage and some synths in the background.
3) Shakers, calm alternating female and male vocals, nonchalant guitar.
4) Upbeat, bouncy synths. Sounds a bit like a beach/surf song, but not quite.
5) A darker track, with bassline, deep synths, and a long synth outro.
6) A minute-long acoustic guitar intro, then lazy vocals, guitar, and synth.
7) Bouncy bass, falsetto chorus vocals, cool synth solo toward the end.
8) Flute synth, very light beat.
9) A song of unrequited love. Hopelessly-sounding verses, silly-sounding chorus.
10) Mostly electro-jazzy instrumentals, with a smattering of vocals. Very meandering.
11) Stressful sound to this track, finally gets resolved in the last third of the track.
Kyle Vandenberg

Track Listing
1. The English Riviera   6. Trouble
2. We Broke Free   7. The Bay
3. Everything Goes My Way   8. Loving Arm
4. The Look   9. Corinne
5. She Wants   10. Some Written
  11. Lover Underlined