Metronomy announce new single release – The Bay
aaamusic | On 22, May 2011
Artist: Metronomy
Title: ‘The Bay’
Label: Because Music
Release: June 27th 2011
Format: Digital download single and 12” vinyl
“A winning combination” Q MAGAZINE ****
“A fearless progression” NME 9/10
“A potent mix of cool electronica, rocking beats and dotty instrumentation…Devon never sounded so exotic” MOJO ****
“Metronomy are rooted in Devon but this band are definitely going places” THE SUN ****
“A taut, stylish album” THE TIMES ****
“The English Riviera is a delicious leap forward” CLASH 8/10
‘The English Riviera’ – Metronomy’s third album – was released in April 2011 to critical acclaim across the board and has been described by many as the soundtrack to the summer, as it sauntered into the charts.
Off the back of a sold out UK tour and recent appearance on Later…With Jools Holland, the band head into the festival season – including a Pyramid Stageappearance at Glastonbury – armed with their latest single and one of the LP’s highlights, ‘The Bay’.
Though the album is characterised by a sense of warmth and richness, reminiscent of seminal 1970s West Coast studio albums from the likes of Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles, ‘The Bay’ has its eyes firmly set on the dancefloor.
‘The English Riviera’ is out now. Few other albums released this year will so successfully transcend such a plethora of influences and ideas to form such a coherent body of work.
20-June Parklife Festival, Manchester
24-June Glastonbury
29-June Ibiza Rocks
3-July Wireless Festival, London
8-July Oxegen Festival, Ireland
10- July T in the Park
15-July Lovebox, London
6-Aug Big Chill
26/27-Aug Reading/Leeds Festival
10-Sept Bestival
Tue 20-Sep Southampton Talking Heads
Wed 21-Sep Leeds Cockpit
Thu 22-Sep Sheffield Leadmill
Fri 23-Sep Glasgow Oran Mor
Sat 24-Sep Liverpool Kazimier
Mon 26-Sep Manchester Academy 3
Tue 27-Sep Birmingham HMV Institute
Wed 28-Sep Bristol Trinity
Metronomy are
Joseph Mount, Guitar, Keys, Vox
Oscar Cash, Keys, Saxophone, Vox
Anna Prior Drums, Vox
Gbenga Adelekan, Bass Guitar, Vox
