A ten-minute opening epic sets the tone for a record of high-fidelity synth-rock. Dystopian anxiety meets cinematic escapism in a neon-lit urban landscape.
It's the perfect soundtrack for staring at your phone and the horizon at the same time.
A high-stakes blend of digital-age paranoia and cinematic romanticism.
Formentera, Metric's eighth studio album, represents a significant structural evolution for the Canadian quartet. While maintaining their signature blend of new wave and indie rock, the album is anchored by the ambitious 'Doomscroller,' a ten-minute multi-part epic that addresses the psychological toll of modern connectivity. This track alone signals a departure from the more concise pop structures of their previous work, embracing a more progressive and experimental approach to songcraft. Recorded during the pandemic, the album's title refers to a Spanish island the band used as a mental escape during lockdown, a theme of 'imaginary travel' that permeates the lush, cinematic production. Critics noted the album's successful balance between their established dance-rock identity and a newer, more atmospheric art-rock sensibility. It stands as one of their most cohesive and technically accomplished records, synthesizing twenty years of sonic exploration into a singular, urgent statement on survival in the 2020s.
Put this on for
Phone screen glowing blue in a dark room while the world burnsEmpty highway at 2am with the city skyline recedingRain hitting the windshield during a high stakes driveHeadphones on in a crowded terminal feeling like a ghostBalcony view of a storm rolling over the coastStaring at the ocean while processing a decade of bad newsPacing the living room with too much caffeine and nowhere to go
Moments worth waiting for
The relentless ten-minute build of Doomscroller that shifts from industrial tension into a soaring synth-pop release.
The sudden arrival of cinematic strings on Enemies of the Ocean that elevates the band's usual rock sound into something grander.
The way the driving bassline in False Dichotomy locks in with Emily Haines' staccato vocal delivery.
Sounds like
2022s production with a 2020s soul
Sits beside
The Weight of Your Love - Editors, Wonderful Wonderful - The Killers, Violence - Editors, A Bath Full of Ecstasy - Hot Chip
Lyrical territory
social_commentary, existential, love_romantic
03Deviation
Formentera · vs · Metric
Artist
This Album
High Energy
Energy · ↑ +9% more than usual
On this album, high energy sits about 9% more prominent than across the rest of the artist's catalogue.
