Metronomy’s Love Letters was one of the better albums to come out last Friday. The band’s fourth album displays their trademark deft touch in making sparse melancholic pop that is completely out on its own.
The two pre-released songs, ‘Aquarius’ and ‘Love Letters’, are probably more the most upbeat tracks on a lithe and at times, baroque record. Up step Soulwax, to provision the emphatic title track with a dancefloor rework that puts the effort in the bassline and turns the song into a disco-funk jam.
Listen to Metronomy’s Love Letters on Spotify.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
