Celebrating 20 years of defining, and redefining, electronic alt-pop - Metronomy ‘GREATEST HITS’ is the first comprehensive collection of their “smash hits” spanning across all 7 studio albums.

Formed in 1999 by Joseph Mount, Metronomy has released six acclaimed studio albums and become one of the UK's most influential electronic acts. Known for their distinctive visual aesthetic, innovative production techniques, and energetic live shows, Metronomy continues to bridge the gap between experimental electronic music and accessible pop. From the charm of early tracks like 'You Could Easily Have Me' to the sophisticated pop of 'The Look' and the dance floor magic of 'Love Letters', Metronomy's distinctive sound has consistently pushed boundaries while maintaining their unmistakable identity.

TRACK LISTING

CD Tracklisting:

CD1 - Greatest Hits:
1. The Look
2. The Bay
3. Heartbreaker
4. Lately
5. A Thing For Me
6. Love Letters
7. My Heart Rate Rapid
8. I'm Aquarius
9. Reservoir
10. The Light
11. Salted Caramel Ice Cream
12. Everything Goes My Way
13. Corinne
14. This Could Be Beautiful (It Is)
15. Night Owl
16. Old Skool
17. Walking In The Dark
18. Things Will Be Fine
19. Right On Time
20. You Could Easily Have Me

CD2 - BBC Sessions:
1. Heartbreaker (BBC 6Music Session - February 2008)
2. What Do I Do Now? (BBC 6Music Session - June 2009)
3. On Dancefloors (BBC 6Music Session - June 2009)
4. Not Made For Love (BBC Radio 2 Session - November 2009 )
5. She Wants (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
6. Some Written (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
7. The Look (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
8. Corinne (BBC 6Music Session - June 2011)
9. Love Letters (BBC 6Music Session - March 2014)
10. I’m Aquarius (BBC Radio 1 Session - March 2014)
11. Reservoir (BBC 6Music Session - June 2014)
12. Night Owl (BBC 6Music Session - July 2016)
13. Old Skool (BBC 6Music Session - May 2017)
14. You Could Easily Have Me (BBC 6Music Session - July 2019)
15. Wedding Bells(BBC Radio 1 Session - September 2019)
16. Lately (BBC Radio 1 Session - September 2019)
17. Salted Caramel Ice Cream (BBC 6Music Session - October 2019)

LP Tracklisting:
1. The Look
2. The Bay
3. Heartbreaker
4. Lately
5. A Thing For Me
6. Love Letters
7. My Heart Rate Rapid
8. I'm Aquarius
9. Reservoir
10. The Light
11. Salted Caramel Ice Cream
12. Everything Goes My Way
13. Corinne
14. This Could Be Beautiful (It Is)
15. Night Owl
16. Old Skool
17. Walking In The Dark
18. Things Will Be Fine
19. Right On Time
20. You Could Easily Have

Celebrating 20 years of defining, and redefining, electronic alt-pop - Metronomy's previously unreleased 'BBC Sessions' reveal another dimension to their songs, capturing their magnetic live energy and Joe’s evolving approach to arrangement and performance, all recorded between 2009-2019 across BBC6Music, BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 2.

TRACK LISTING

1. Heartbreaker (BBC 6Music Session - February 2008)
2. What Do I Do Now? (BBC 6Music Session - June 2009)
3. On Dancefloors (BBC 6Music Session - June 2009)
4. Not Made For Love (BBC Radio 2 Session - November 2009)
5. She Wants (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
6. Some Written (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
7. The Look (BBC 6Music Session - April 2011)
8. Corinne (BBC 6Music Session - June 2011)
9. Love Letters( BBC 6Music Session - March 2014)
10. I’m Aquarius (BBC Radio 1 Session - March 2014)
11. Reservoir (BBC 6Music Session - June 2014)
12. Night Owl (BBC 6Music Session - July 2016)
13. Old Skool (BBC 6Music Session - May 2017)
14. You Could Easily Have Me (BBC 6Music Session - July 2019)
15. Wedding Bells (BBC Radio 1 Session - September 2019)
16. Lately (BBC Radio 1 Session - September 2019)
17. Salted Caramel Ice Cream (BBC 6Music Session - October 2019)

Metronomy are undoubtedly one of the defining alternative acts of the 21st Century, renowned for their perfectly crafted electronic pop songcraft and electric live shows, that has seen them dazzle audiences at festivals and headline stages across the world. After releasing album seven Small World in 2022, Metronomy are now beginning their next chapter as they sign to Ninja Tune in 2024.

To celebrate the new relationship, their first offering from the label, “Nice Town”, will be released on a special limited edition vinyl - featuring the eclectic rapper, jazz musician and MD for Iggy Pop Pan Amsterdam, and including special remixes by Metronomy and Alain Ogue.

It's not what I was expecting at all - an alluring, coastal shanti with breezy, optimistic vibes; that trumpet motif alone should be enough to keep you beaming for the entire day. And it's bossa nova drum palette (featured on the Metronomy remix) is a bright and funky direction towards movement. The electro beats and rap from Pan Amsterdam is laid back and charismatic - yes - everythings perfectly in place for an evergreen anthem that I reckon has enough legs to see it through to the end of the year lists. Perfect pop! 

Flip side sees a more housey remix by Alain Ogue who swamps the trumpet motif in echo, gets busy on the filters, affects the vocal with a kinda AM radio distortion and generally makes the track available for your clued up London indie-dance crowd. Top stuff! 

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Two truly infectious takes on one scrumptious trumpet theme. Guitar guitar licks, seaside organ, clever vocal. This has got has got HIT written all over it without being over in a flash.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Nice Town (Original)
A2. Nice Town (Metronomy Remix)
B1. Nice Town (Alain Ogue Remix)

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Metronomy’s last studio album "Small World" revisited : new version of each track with a guest . This 1 x Black LP will be the only physical edition and features an exclusive artwork. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. Life And Death - Metronomy X Porij
A2. Things Will Be Fine - Metronomy X PPJ
A3. It’s Good To Be Back - Metronomy X Panic Shack
A4. Loneliness On The Run - Metronomy X Nadeem Din Gibisi & Tony Njoku
B1. Love Factory - Metronomy X Katy J Pearson
B2. I Lost My Mind - Metronomy X Jessica Winter
B3. Right On Time - Metronomy X Haich Ber Na
B4. Hold Me Tonight - Metronomy X Bolis Pupul
B5. I Have Seen Enough - Metronomy X Sebastien Tellier

The Joseph Mount-fronted electronic pop collective Metronomy announce details of the forthcoming special vinyl release of the instrumental versions of their career-changing 2011 album The English Riviera, which is this year celebrating its ten year anniversary. The English Riviera (Instrumentals) are available to listen to online now and will be released on vinyl in November.

The Dinked vinyl edition of The English Riviera (Instrumentals) will be a cream coloured 12” vinyl with numbered sleeve, complete with transparent sticker sheets, A6 Postcard and Dinked sticker.

A love letter to the stretch of coast a stone's throw from where Joe Mount grew up, The English Riviera marked a breakout moment in the band’s history that would lead them to global success and see them constantly developing their sound for a decade to come. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: So, you know that perfect funky synth-pop powerhouse 'The English Rivera' by Metronomy?, yeah well imagine that but without vocals.. Oh, you can't? well if it's something you fancy then this, 'The English Rivera Instrumentals By Metronomy' might be exactly what you need. It's good, it's like the album but without the vocals.

TRACK LISTING

A Side:
The English Riviera
We Broke Free (Instrumental)
Everything Goes My Way (Instrumental)
The Look (Instrumental)
She Wants (Instrumental)
Trouble (Instrumental)

B Side:
The Bay (Instrumental)
Loving Arm (Instrumental)
Corinne (Instrumental)
Some Written (Instrumental)
Love Underlined (Instrumental)

Metronomy’s new album Small World is a return to simple pleasures, nature, and an embracing in part of more pared down, songwriterly sonics, all while asking broader existential questions: which feels at least somewhat rooted in the period of time during which it was made – 2020. Finding appreciation in nature and our roots, while reappraising the things we value as we get older are all things that are part and parcel of the human experience: though it has all felt accelerated and emphasised in this past year or so. Through the tumultuous ebb and flow of the years, Metronomy continues to endure, and Joe Mount’s ability as a songwriter, arranger and producer shines through on Small World, evergreen.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Metronomy's uplifting brand of jangle-heavy synth pop hits a peak on the shimmering uplifting snap of 'Small World'. It's definitely got Disney montage vibes, and is as rich and satisfying as any of their previous offerings while being even more effervescent and dynamic.

TRACK LISTING

1. Life And Death
2. Things Will Be Fine
3. It’s Good To Be Back
4. Loneliness On The Run
5. Love Factory
6. I Lost My Mind
7. Right On Time
8. Hold Me Tonight
9. I Have Seen Enough

The follow-up to 2016’s ‘Summer 08’, ‘Metronomy Forever’ features 17 tracks. Its length is born from a desire for breathing room, from not wanting to stuff the hits together like a bouquet of petrol station roses – a modern way of listening to music. Metronomy’s innate skill for blending off-kilter funk, energising club vibes and esoteric pop is interspersed with some mood-setting, glistening and melodic electronic tracks.

The band’s leader Joseph Mount called upon a variety of inspirations for this album. Most notably, he wanted to replicate the feeling of listening to the radio, with an infinite quality, sumptuous songs of different styles, ever rolling, helping to lighten your mood. Moving away from the bustle of his former Parisian home to take up residence atop a hill in the garden of England had an impact, infusing the album with a sense of tranquillity and a calm joy that reflects the relative happiness of his existence.

Also influential was time spent working on Robyn’s critically adored ‘Honey’ album, with a similar feeling of emotional, intense, carnal mania informing songs such as ‘Sex Emoji’ and ‘Salted Caramel Ice Cream’.

‘Metronomy Forever’ in name represents something looking backwards and forwards simultaneously, like Janus, something fated and eternal. You were made from dust and to dust you will return, that sort of thing.
“What happens is when you’re making music and you enter a world where you have achieved some sort of celebrity no matter how large or small you start to think about yourself in terms of legacy and what you’re going to leave behind,” says Mount. “And then you realise that’s limited to the interest people have in you. In the end I feel completely comfortable with it. The less importance you place in any art the more interesting it can become in a way… I’m making music, I’m going to do some concerts, I need to feed my children”.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: From tender, lightly accentuated ballads and brittle melodic synth lines to huge, bombastic pop heft within the space of a couple minutes, and without batting an eyelid. It's classic Metronomy, brimming with confidence and skill, but tastefully underplayed. Metronomy forever!

TRACK LISTING

1. Wedding
2. Whitsand Bay
3. Insecurity
4. Salted Caramel Ice Cream
5. Driving
6. Lately
7. Lying Low
8. Forever Is A Long Time
9. The Light
10. Sex Emoji
11. Walking In The Dark
12. Insecure
13. Miracle Rooftop
14. Upset My Girlfriend
15. Wedding Bells
16. Lately (Going Spare)
17. Ur Mixtape

Limited Deluxe 3LP
LP 1
Side A
1. Wedding
2. Whitsand Bay
3. Insecurity
4. Salted Caramel Ice Cream
5. Driving
Side B
6. Lately
7. Lying Low
8. Forever Is A Long Time
9. The Light

LP 2
Side A
5. Sex Emoji
6. Walking In The Dark
7. Insecure
8. Miracle Rooftop
Side B
5. Upset My Girlfriend
6. Wedding Bells
7. Lately (Going Spare)
8. Ur Mixtape

LP 3 - ‘Oscar Cash Forever’
Side A
1. Vocal FX (It’s Automatic)
2. Mellow Brass (Lately / Whitsand Bay)
3. Bold Brass (Maybe It’s A Whisper)
4. Fantasy Flute (Interlude)
Side B
1. Distant Horn (Salted Caramel Ice Cream)
2. Synth Bass (Sex Emoji)
3. Glide Trumpet (The Light)
4. Plucked Guitar (Upset My Girlfriend)

Way back when (approx 12 years ago), in those glory days of dingy basements and gaffa taped trainers, a whole new genreration of dancers were taking a journey of musical discovery at the the invitation of one Erol Alkan and his banging clubnight Trash. Electroclash, nu-disco, post-punk, punk-funk, nu rave, techno, there was a fair bit of techno, and indie cuts all rubbed shoulders, pogoed and made out in the middle of the dancefloor, getting totally fucked up as Erol threw them into the blender. This series sees the Phantasy man showcase his ear for a tune and hand for a killer rework with retrospective series of his best reinterpretations.
There's a bit in the CD booklet for this series about 'rework vs remix', and Erol's Scissor Sisters remix is a case in point. It's not a makeover, it's a full on Kylie Jenner facial overhaul. Aptly dubbed "Carnival Of Light" rework, Erol replaces the disco sparkle of the original with Goa electronics, festival ready beats and a sort of Michael Mayer in Rio levity. VG. Turn the page and Erol takes on Metronomy single "The Bay" from the AOR-tinged "English Riviera", upping the electronics, pushing the bassline to the fore and coating the whole things in sequins. Disco delight!

THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2014 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

Limited etched vinyl - 500 copies only.