Love Letters is the fourth studio album by English electronic music band Metronomy, released on 10 March 2014 by Because Music. It peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album to date.
Reception
Love Letters received mostly positive reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Heather Phares of AllMusic 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".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Letters.
Metronomy Joseph Mount – vocals, guitar, drums, bass Olugbenga Adelekan – bass Anna Prior – drums Michael Lovett – keyboards Oscar Cash – piano, keyboards
Additional musicians Gabriel Stebbing – acoustic guitar Luke Oldfield – electric guitar The Proper Ornaments – guitar
Airelle Besson, Daniel Zimmermann, Thomas Depourquery – horns (arranged by Airelle Besson) HowAboutBeth, Jaelee Small, Kenzie May Bryant – backing vocals
Technical Joseph Mount – production Ash Workman – co-production, engineering, mixing Luke Oldfield – engineering, tape operation
Artwork Leslie David – artwork, art direction
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Love Letters Chart (2014) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 71
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Love Letters Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 180 French Albums (SNEP) 123
In 2014, the album was certified Gold by the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), denoting sales in excess of 75,000 copies across Europe.
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