Albums
August: 18 albums you need to hear this month
Get locked in!
Metronomy 'Summer 08' (Because)
Summer ’08 in electronic music terms means Frankie Knuckles’ remix of ‘Blind’ and ‘Pjanoo’ by Eric Prydz, but for Metronomy it’s the literal and spiritual missing link between ‘Nights Out’ and ‘The English Riviera’, inspired as much by Outkast as it is by classic pop and rock stylings. It’s no accident that old-school LA studio producer Bob Clearmountain mixed the record: sonically (and musically) it’s incredible, as the bendy soul-funk jam ‘Miami Logic’ and the LCD-ish, cowbell-driven ‘Old Skool’ both attest. ‘Hang Me Out To Dry’ with Robyn, meanwhile, may well be her best record since, well, 2008’s ‘Dream On’. A wonderful LP, and one to cherish.
8/10
