Album
Formentera II
2023 · Electronic, Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Formentera II is an Alt/Indie album by Metric, originally released in 2023. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Releasing two separate albums from the same cache of material in relatively quick succession is always a risky move, as it can suggest the songs in the second batch are leftovers that weren’t quite strong enough to make the cut on the first. But in Metric’s case, the life-altering effects of the pandemic—and the wealth of music they produced while holed up in their small-town Ontario studio—demanded an expanded canvas to catalog the maelstrom of conflicting emotions that define our early-2020s existence. After charting their journey out of lockdown and into the light on 2022’s <i>Formentera</i>, the synth-rockers have issued a sequel that crystallizes that uncanny mix of celebration and “now what?” introspection that awaits us on the other side. As such, <i>Formentera II</i> isn’t so much a linear continuation of its predecessor as a reverse-negative mirror image of it. Where the first installment forced listeners to contend with the intimidating electro-prog colossus “Doomscroller” before gradually chasing the dark clouds away, <i>Formentera II</i> welcomes you in with the instantly alluring glitter-ball grooves of “Detour Up” and “Just the Once” en route to the disorienting digital beats of “Descendant.” .
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Tracklist
- 1Detour Up3:38
- 2Just The Once3:24
- 3Stone Window4:00
- 4Days Of Oblivion5:59
- 5Who Would You Be For Me5:01
- 6Suckers4:29
- 7Nothing Is Perfect3:30
- 8Descendants5:54
- 9Go Ahead And Cry4:03
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- synthetic
- bittersweet
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Gus Van GoENGINEER, PRODUCER
- James ShawENGINEER, PRODUCER
- Liam O'NeilENGINEER, PRODUCER
- Matheus BrazMIXED BY [MIX ASSISTANT]
- Stuart WhiteMIXED BY
- Antoine PoyetonENGINEER, RECORDED BY [JIMMY PLAYING FRANK ZAPPA'S '53 LES PAUL]
- Antoine PoyetonENGINEER, RECORDED BY [OUTRO DRUMS]
- Drew JureckaCOMPOSED BY [STRINGS], ARRANGED BY [STRINGS], RECORDED BY [STRINGS]
- Louis BesENGINEER [ASSISTANT ENGINEER], RECORDED BY [JIMMY PLAYING FRANK ZAPPA'S '53 LES PAUL]
- Louis BesENGINEER [ASSISTANT ENGINEER], RECORDED BY [OUTRO DRUMS]
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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