Metronomy’s Nights Out was a refreshing oddity in the era of indie landfill
11 years on from its initial release, Tom Connick takes a look at how Metronomy’s genre-shifting album became their masterstroke
Christine and the Queens: A portrait of Chris
With her latest album, the French pop star has transformed, summoning the swagger of 1000 heartthrobs to unlock a bold, seductive new persona
Christine and the Queens – Chris
A hot, sultry album that navigates the ambiguity of sexuality and identity with a steady hand
Django Django – Marble Skies
There’s plenty of hooky choruses and art-rock quirkiness on the Edinburgh band’s latest – but it’s missing something
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s first album since 2010 is a candid rumination on love, loss and death
Metronomy – Summer 08
Joe Mount has written, recorded and produced five albums in ten years, and by the sound of things, he’s done a whole lot of thinking about that fact
Metronomy:
Rose-tinted Rave
Joe Mount has stripped his electronic pop powerhouse back to its core, repurposing memories of late nights and longing into his neon-lit new album. In Paris, Gwyn Thomas de Chroustchoff meets a man taking stock of a whirlwind
Cerrone: The True Ambience Of Disco
From cult disco hero to reality show judge
Metronomy
There are reasons to be really, really excited about the release of this record. Since…