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Small World (Metronomy album)

Small World is the seventh studio album by the English electronic band Metronomy. It was released on 18 February 2022 by Because Music.[2][3][4]

Small World
Studio album by
Metronomy
Released18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Recorded2020–2022[1]
Length34:57
LabelBecause
Producer
Metronomy chronology
Metronomy Forever
(2019) 		Small World
(2022)
Singles from Small World
  1. "It's Good to Be Back"
    Released: 27 October 2021[2]
  2. "Things Will Be Fine"
    Released: 12 January 2022

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Beats Per Minute75%[7]
Clash8/10[8]
DIY     [9]
The Independent     [10]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[11]
Mojo     [12]
NME     [13]
Uncut     [14]
Under the Radar4/10[15]

Small World received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews.[5] Commenting on the album's sound difference from previous Metronomy albums, NME wrote that the album "might be the biggest diversion of their main stage sound to date, but it's one of the most heartfelt and rewarding".[13]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Joseph Mount; all music is composed by Mount, except where noted.

Small World track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Life and Death" 3:00
2."Things Will Be Fine" 3:30
3."It's Good to Be Back" 3:53
4."Loneliness on the Run" 3:39
5."Love Factory" 5:03
6."I Lost My Mind" 5:05
7."Right on Time" 3:44
8."Hold Me Tonight" (with Porridge Radio)
3:31
9."I Have Seen Enough"
3:32
Total length:34:57
  • All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised in sentence case.
Small World (Special Edition) track listing
No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Life and Death"Porij2:41
2."Things Will Be Fine"PPJ3:31
3."It's Good to Be Back"Panic Shack3:15
4."Loneliness on the Run"
  • Nadeem Din-Gabisi
  • Tony Njoku
4:06
5."Love Factory"Katy J Pearson5:21
6."I Lost My Mind"Jessica Winter4:08
7."Right on Time"Haich Ber Na3:21
8."Hold Me Tonight"Bolis Pupul3:24
9."I Have Seen Enough"Sébastien Tellier3:32
Total length:33:19
  • All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised in sentence case.

Personnel

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  • Joseph Mount – drums, bass guitar, Roland Juno 60, Yamaha D85 Organ, Roland System 100, production
  • Oscar Cash – piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Yamaha D85 Organ
  • Raven Bush – strings (7, 8)
  • Dana Margolin – vocals (8)
  • Ash Workman – production, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Kate Mount – sleeve photography
  • Hazel Gaskin – Metronomy photography
  • The Letter Press – design

Charts

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Chart performance for Small World
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 166
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 50
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Metronomy - Small World". Wayback Machine. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bloom, Madison (27 October 2021). "Metronomy Announce New Album Small World, Share Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Zemler, Emily (28 October 2021). "Hear Metronomy Preview New Album With 'It's Good to Be Back'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ Renshaw, David. "Metronomy announce new album Small World". The Fader. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Small World by Metronomy". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "Metronomy – Small World". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ Smirnov, Aleksandr (22 February 2022). "Album Review: Metronomy – Small World". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ Murray, Robin (17 February 2022). "Metronomy – Small World". Clash. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ Rowe, Felix (18 February 2022). "Metronomy – Small World review". DIY. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  10. ^ Brown, Helen (17 February 2022). "Metronomy review, Small World: Too safe to grab your attention". The Independent. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. ^ Fleming, Bella (14 February 2022). "Metronomy divulge life's simple pleasures on new album Small World". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ^ Elan, Priya (April 2022). "Metronomy – Small World". Mojo. p. 88.
  13. ^ a b Buchanan, Rhys (18 February 2022). "Metronomy – 'Small World' review: the songwriting shines as brightly as ever". NME. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ Sharp, Johnny (March 2022). "Metronomy – Small World". Uncut. p. 31.
  15. ^ Radley, Blaise (25 February 2022). "Metronomy: Small World review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Small World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Metronomy – Small World" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Metronomy – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Metronomy – Small World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Metronomy – Small World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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