Nights Out, Metronomy's second album has been described as the modern day thriller and that is one hell of a expectation to live up to, But in my opinion Nights out is far better than Thriller ever was...But I'm bound to be biased as Thriller was before my time."Nights Intro" opens the 12 track album up with low electronic groans and a detuned guitar that gives a very wonky feel to the song. On the first listen you really are put off by all these odd sounds you are hearing but when the second track "The End Of You Too" kicks in it all starts to make sense and "Nights Intro" couldn't have been a stronger opening track. "The End Of You Too" is another instrumental that throws Metronomys sound into your face and prepares you for what you are about to hear from such brilliant tracks as Radio Ladio, A Thing For Me & Heartbreaker.
One of my favorite tracks from the album is My Heart Rate Rapid which is quirky, exciting & catchy. With such a repetitive little riff and minimal lyrics you wonder how it can be such a brilliant track but just because a riff is repetitive doesn't mean its bad, in this case I want to hear more of it, I want more of that strange synth sound that surrounds the guitar and more harmonized singing to give it the edge. A Truly stunning track.
Night Out does exactly what it set out to do, Give people something fresh and strange to listen to without resorting to mind-numbing repetition or distorted unlikeable sounds.
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