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Metronomy Is An Electropop Group Which Formed In 1999 In Totnes Devon United Kingdom Originally As The Solo Project Of Joseph Mount. The Project Later Expanded Into A Full Band Which Currently Consists Of Joseph Mount Vocals Keyboards Guitar Oscar Cash Keyboards Saxophone Vocals Gbenga Adelekan Bass Vocals And Anna Prior Drums Vocals . The Band Has Released Five Albums "Pip Paine Pay The £5000 You Owe " 2006 "Nights Out" 2008 "The English Riviera" 2011 "Love Letters" 2014 And "Summer 08" 2016 . Metronomy Began In The Tiny Bohemian Market Town Of Totnes Devon When Joseph’s Dad Sold His Son A Computer So He Could Sit In His Bedroom And Make Electronic Music. He Was Inspired By The Likes Of Autechre LFO And Aphex Twin More As A Creative Hobby Than A Pop Masterplan. After Decamping To Brighton For Uni Metronomy Released Their Debut Album In June 2006. It Was Called Pip Paine Pay The £5000 You Owe And Its Obtuse But Fascinating Largely Instrumental Electro-Pop Reflected The Eccentricity Of Its Title And The Enduring Influence Of Totnes. Joseph Admits That He Only Finally Saw The Commercial Possibilities Of Metronomy When DJ Producer Trash Founder And Electro-Punk Avatar Erol Alkan Began To Feature The Single You Could Easily Have Me In His Sets And Asked Metronomy To Play At His Club. Cue The Need For A Proper Live Show And The Additions Of Gabriel Stebbing Oscar Cash Dance Routines And Clothes That Blink. Move On 2 Years And Nights Out A Wonky Love-Child Of Giorgio Moroder New Order Pet Shop Boys And Unfinished Sympathy Is A Second Album That Feels Like A Debut. The First To Be Vocal-Led With The Self-Effacing Joseph Stepping Up And Grabbing The Mic For Most Of The Tracks And Crucially The First To Introduce Metronomy As A Fully Live Propsition Rather Than A Pseudonym For Joseph‘s Solo Work. As Metronomy’s Busy Touring Schedule Built A Buzz Amongst Kids Who Instinctively Get The Dance/art Crossover In April 2009 The Metronomy Show Took Another Leap In Its Evolution With The Addition For The First Time Of A Live Drummer In Anna Prior And Bassist Gbenga Adelekan. The New Metronomy Was Completely Live Proving It Is Possible For Electronic Bands To Put On Show As Authentic As Any Rock Band. Meanwhile Joseph Has Embarked On A Series Of Prestigious Remixes For The Likes Of Klaxons Franz Ferdinand Gorillaz And Collaborations With Kate Nash And Florence And The Machine. Metronomy Produced Part Of The Highly Acclaimed Roots Manuva Album Slime And Reason.
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Metronomy Is An Electropop Group Which Formed In 1999 In Totnes Devon United Kingdom Originally As The Solo Project Of Joseph Mount. The Project Later Expanded Into A Full Band Which Currently Consists Of Joseph Mount Vocals Keyboards Guitar Oscar Cash Keyboards Saxophone Vocals Gbenga Adelekan Bass Vocals And Anna Prior Drums Vocals . The Band Has Released Five Albums "Pip Paine Pay The £5000 You Owe " 2006 "Nights Out" 2008 "The English Riviera" 2011 "Love Letters" 2014 And "Summer 08" 2016 . Metronomy Began In The Tiny Bohemian Market Town Of Totnes Devon When Joseph’s Dad Sold His Son A Computer So He Could Sit In His Bedroom And Make Electronic Music. He Was Inspired By The Likes Of Autechre LFO And Aphex Twin More As A Creative Hobby Than A Pop Masterplan. After Decamping To Brighton For Uni Metronomy Released Their Debut Album In June 2006. It Was Called Pip Paine Pay The £5000 You Owe And Its Obtuse But Fascinating Largely Instrumental Electro-Pop Reflected The Eccentricity Of Its Title And The Enduring Influence Of Totnes. Joseph Admits That He Only Finally Saw The Commercial Possibilities Of Metronomy When DJ Producer Trash Founder And Electro-Punk Avatar Erol Alkan Began To Feature The Single You Could Easily Have Me In His Sets And Asked Metronomy To Play At His Club. Cue The Need For A Proper Live Show And The Additions Of Gabriel Stebbing Oscar Cash Dance Routines And Clothes That Blink. Move On 2 Years And Nights Out A Wonky Love-Child Of Giorgio Moroder New Order Pet Shop Boys And Unfinished Sympathy Is A Second Album That Feels Like A Debut. The First To Be Vocal-Led With The Self-Effacing Joseph Stepping Up And Grabbing The Mic For Most Of The Tracks And Crucially The First To Introduce Metronomy As A Fully Live Propsition Rather Than A Pseudonym For Joseph‘s Solo Work. As Metronomy’s Busy Touring Schedule Built A Buzz Amongst Kids Who Instinctively Get The Dance/art Crossover In April 2009 The Metronomy Show Took Another Leap In Its Evolution With The Addition For The First Time Of A Live Drummer In Anna Prior And Bassist Gbenga Adelekan. The New Metronomy Was Completely Live Proving It Is Possible For Electronic Bands To Put On Show As Authentic As Any Rock Band. Meanwhile Joseph Has Embarked On A Series Of Prestigious Remixes For The Likes Of Klaxons Franz Ferdinand Gorillaz And Collaborations With Kate Nash And Florence And The Machine. Metronomy Produced Part Of The Highly Acclaimed Roots Manuva Album Slime And Reason.
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"The English Riviera" Is The Third Studio Album By English Electronic Music Band Metronomy Released On 8 April 2011 By Because Music. Following The Release Of Their Second Studio Album "Nights Out" Founding Member Gabriel Stebbing Left The Band On This Album Olugbenga Adelekan Had Joined On Bass And Anna Prior Had Joined On Drums . However Stebbing Recorded The Bass Parts On The Album Prior To His Departure. The Album Was Nominated For The 2011 Mercury Prize. "She Wants" Was Released As The Lead Single From The Album On 26 January 2011. The Promo Video Directed In Jul & Mat Takes Place During A House Party With The Action Being Played Out In Reverse In One Continuous Take. The Bandmembers Are Absent Although Pictures Of The Group's Faces Can Be Seen Throughout The Video. At One Point A QR Code Is Mounted On A Wall Providing An Interactive Feature That Allows Fans To Access The Metronomy Website After Being Scanned. "The Look" Was Released As The Second Single On 11 March 2011. The Video Directed By Lorenzo Fonda Depicts The Band Performing The Song In A White Room Alongside Stop Motion Animated Sequences Featuring Seagulls. The Band Scenes Were Filmed In London While The Animation Was Produced In Los Angeles. Frontman Joseph Mount Is Seen Playing A Yamaha Electone EX-2 Organ. The Song Is Played Over The End Titles Of The 2013 Pedro Almodóvar Film I'm So Excited! The Third Single "The Bay" Was Released On 10 June 2011. The Video Directed By David Wilson Intersperses Bird's-Eye Views Of Torbay Known As The English Riviera And The Band Performing The Song At Various Places In Torquay Where The Video Was Shot. "Everything Goes My Way" Was Released On 17 October 2011 As The Album's Fourth And Final Single. The Video Features The Band Along With Guest Vocalist Roxanne Clifford Having A Stroll In A Nature Reserve Surrounded By Deer. NME Placed The Album At Number Two On Its List Of The "Top 50 Albums Of 2011" While Uncut And Q Listed The Album At Numbers Three And Seventeen Respectively. Mike Williams Of NME Wrote "With This His Third Full-Length Album Joe Mount Has Transformed His Metronomy Project From A Jaunty Brilliant Yet Ultimately Niche Electro Outfit Into One Of The Most Expansive And Visionary Pop Bands In The Country".