ALBUM REVIEW: Nights Out by Metronomy

Ok, this is a good album.

But I guess that's not realy a deep enough review so here goes with the words... Nights Out is a dance and electronic record that plays like a rock album; theres plenty of light and dark. Instrumental tracks are mixed with "proper" pop songs, and the good news is that Metronomy are good at both. The lyrical content is solid, if not award-winning, and the instrumentals are crammed with ideas and never sound sterile.

Infact the whole album sounds fresh. Even if you, for some strange reason, happen to have spent the last week constantly listening to the entire works of Hot Chip and New Order on shuffle and repeat, I reckon this would still manage to sound original. I mean its quite easy to draw comparisons with these bands (awkward guitar sounds, lazy/reverbey vocals and consistent use of that "Blue Monday" drum sound), but the result is something new and exciting. It's homage, not imitation.

Nights Out also manages to make it into the elite group of albums where the singles aren't the clear stand out tracks; there are plenty of other tracks that could of made a decent A side. Admitedly, having just now Wiki'ed the album I find that all the ones I was gunna list here WERE infact released as A-sides (take note kids: Always do the research! :P) but the point still stands, showing the strength of the material.

Baisically, this is a realy strong album, and if you're feeling cheep and want something that's both realy danceable AND a good listen then you can't go wrong here. Meanwhile, I'll be adding this to my list of discs to not loose.

G'day!
Chris/Audio Biggot