Synthetica

Metric - Synthetica
Critic Score
Based on 26 reviews
2012 Ratings: #654 / 1118
User Score
Based on 176 ratings
2012 Rank: #263
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
The 405

A relevant-as-ever album with a nod to sci-fi themes seems fitting as this is perhaps the best marriage of their older, and newer sounds

75
A.V. Club

Synthetica looks before it leaps, pausing to reconnect with its past, then easing into the future.

70
Consequence of Sound

On Synthetica, Metric explores the dark side of an artificial world, while simultaneously appropriating it and offering new twists on the band’s familiar aesthetic by turning away from their new wave roots.

70
Under the Radar

As the band reach more people with a growing fan base, they're not shying away from the same driving rhythms and melodies that colored their earliest songs.

70
Pitchfork

Synthetica is something of a polemic, but Haines' moments of ambivalence are what make the record compelling.

domenic
100

this is my bible. matthew mark luke and john are dead

SlothLord
55

While there is that staple sound they’ve gained popularity from, since “FANTASIES”; there’s a lack of forward momentum driving each track.

Host
77

Great stuff on here of course, but something is missing. Something is holding me back from really loving this. That being said, I still really enjoyed this and would recommend.

thegamingfoo
76

I love this album but something is missing but i cant say what. The best songs on here are Synthetica and Artificial Nocturne and the worst song is wonderlust

83

My favorite album of its genre. Beautiful indie-rock tracks.

keroyu
70

Solid album sure but the way Lost Kitten ATE the rest of the tracks was crazy to me. Wish they did more lost kitten esque songs

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Track List

1Artificial Nocturne
5:42
86
2Youth Without Youth
4:17
85
3Speed the Collapse
3:42
83
4Breathing Underwater
3:56
81
5Dreams So Real
2:40
79
6Lost Kitten
3:16
86
7The Void
3:17
76
8Synthetica
3:54
86
9Clone
5:13
79
10The Wanderlust
3:10
66
11Nothing But Time
4:04
77
Total Length: 43 minutes

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Added on: February 22, 2012