Metals | ||||
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Studio album by Feist | ||||
Released | October 4, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, pop rock | |||
Length | 49:58 | |||
Label | Arts & Crafts Productions Cherrytree Polydor |
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Singles from Metals | ||||
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Metals is the fourth studio album by Feist, released on September 30, 2011 in Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and Belgium; October 3, 2011 in the United Kingdom; and October 4, 2011 in the United States and Canada.[1][2][3] It was announced on August 12, 2011 the first single from the album is "How Come You Never Go There".[4] The single was released in late September 2011. On September 26, 2011 the album leaked onto the Internet.
The album was supported by a European and North American tour which kicked off in Amsterdam, Netherlands on October 15 and finished December 6 in Quebec City, Quebec.[5]
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Promotion for the album began with short viral videos which featured snippets of tracks and making of the album which featured on her website and other social networking sites since July 21, 2011.[6] Four days after, it was officially announced the release of Metals.[7] Artwork for the album was revealed on August 2, 2011,[5] previously fans were given the opportunity to select the color design for the album cover, the overall winner was announced on her Facebook page.
There's a lot more chaos and movement and noise than I've had before. I allowed for mistakes more than I ever have, which end up not being mistakes when you open things up and make room for them. It was about un-simplifying things and leaning on these masterful minds I have so much respect for. | ||
—Feist speaking of the sound of the album.[8]
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In summer 2010, Feist went to the studio in Paris where she recorded The Reminder. Six months later after came back from Paris, she wrote most of the album.[9] For recorded Metals, Feist headed to Big Sur and set up an ad hoc recording studio.[9] The lyrics were almost completed before arriving in Big Sur.[9] Metals was recorded in Toronto and Big Sur, with partners like Chilly Gonzales, Mocky, Brian LeBarton, Dean Stone, and producer Valgeir Sigurðsson.[7][10] They began recording Metal in January 2011.[9]
The album title was partially inspired by Charles C. Mann's non-fiction book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.[9]
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [12] |
The A.V. Club | B+[13] |
BLARE | [14] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[15] |
One Thirty BPM | 82%[16] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[17] |
PopMatters | 7/10[18] |
Rolling Stone | [19] |
Slant Magazine | [20] |
Spin | 7/10[21] |
The Tune | [22] |
USA Today | [23] |
This Temporary Life | (Positive) [24] |
Spin gave "Metals" a score of 7/10, writing "Taken individually, each song is as sturdy as oak -- the guitars have a magnesium shimmer, and every instrument seems bathed in its own spotlight, especially Feist's vocals, which feel like they're being whispered directly into your ear."[21] Elysa Gardner of USA Today gave the album 2.5 stars out of 4.[23]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 80, based on 37 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
Uncut placed the album at number 17 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011".[25]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Bad in Each Other" | Leslie Feist | 4:44 |
2. | "Graveyard" | Leslie Feist, Mocky, Chilly Gonzales | 4:17 |
3. | "Caught a Long Wind" | Leslie Feist, Mocky, Chilly Gonzales | 4:54 |
4. | "How Come You Never Go There" | Leslie Feist | 3:24 |
5. | "A Commotion" | Leslie Feist | 3:53 |
6. | "The Circle Married the Line" | Leslie Feist, Brian LeBarton | 3:22 |
7. | "Bittersweet Melodies" | Leslie Feist, Mocky | 3:56 |
8. | "Anti-Pioneer" | Leslie Feist | 5:33 |
9. | "Undiscovered First" | Leslie Feist | 4:58 |
10. | "Cicadas and Gulls" | Leslie Feist | 3:16 |
11. | "Comfort Me" | Leslie Feist | 4:04 |
12. | "Get It Wrong, Get It Right" | Leslie Feist | 3:39 |
Total length:
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49:58 |
iTunes Store bonus track[26] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
13. | "Pine Moon" | 4:52 |
Amazon.com bonus track[27] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
13. | "Woe Be" | 3:13 |
Metals Tour (Europe, US & Canada: Fall/Winter 2011)[5]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe | |||
15 October 2011 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Carre Theater |
17 October 2011 | London | United Kingdom | Palladium |
19 October 2011 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
20 October 2011 | Paris | France | Olympia |
22 October 2011 | Berlin | Germany | Tempodrom |
North America | |||
29 October 2011 | Philadelphia | United States | World Cafe 20th Anniversary |
2 November 2011 | New York | Howard Gilman Opera House | |
4 November 2011 | Chicago | Riviera Theater | |
6 November 2011 | Atlanta | The Tabernacle | |
8 November 2011 | Dallas | Majestic Theatre | |
12 November 2011 | Los Angeles | The Wiltern | |
14 November 2011 | San Francisco | The Warfield | |
16 November 2011 | Portland, Oregon | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | |
17 November 2011 | Seattle | The Moore Theater | |
18 November 2011 | Vancouver | Canada | The Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts |
20 November 2011 | Edmonton | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | |
21 November 2011 | Calgary | Jack Singer Concert Hall | |
1 December 2011 | Toronto | Massey Hall | |
3 December 2011 | Montreal | Métropolis | |
5 December 2011 | Ottawa | National Arts Centre | |
6 December 2011 | Quebec City | Grand Théâtre de Québec | |
12 December 2011 | Mexico City | Mexico | Teatro Fru Fru |
13 December 2011 | |||
15 December 2011 | |||
16 December 2011 | |||
Oceania | |||
28 January 2012 | Brisbane | Australia | Laneway Festival |
30 January 2012 | Auckland | ||
2 February 2012 | Melbourne | Palais Theatre | |
4 February 2012 | Laneway Festival | ||
5 February 2012 | Sydney | ||
7 February 2012 | Enmore Theatre | ||
9 February 2012 | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre | |
11 February 2012 | Perth | Laneway Festival | |
Asia | |||
12 February 2012 | Singapore | Laneway Festival | |
Europe | |||
6 March 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Sentrum Scene |
7 March 2012 | Stockholm | Sweden | Cirkus |
8 March 2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falkoner Theatre |
10 March 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Gasometer |
11 March 2012 | Zürich | Switzerland | Volkshaus |
12 March 2012 | Munich | Germany | Tonhalle |
13 March 2012 | Cologne | E-Werk | |
15 March 2012 | Frankfurt | JAHRHUNDERTHALLE | |
18 March 2012 | Lisbon | Portugal | Coliseu |
19 March 2012 | Porto | Coliseu | |
21 March 2012 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
22 March 2012 | Villeurbanne | Transbordeur | |
23 March 2012 | Lille | Theatre Sebastopol | |
25 March 2012 | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall |
26 March 2012 | Manchester | O2 Apollo | |
27 March 2012 | Glasgow | Royal Concert Hall |
Metals debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 7, selling about 38,000 copies in its first week. The album earned Feist's best sales week and her first top 10 chart in US.[28]
Chart (2011) | Peak Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[29] | 17 |
Austrian Albums Chart[29] | 11 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[29] | 7 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[29] | 18 |
Canadian Albums Chart[30] | 2 |
Danish Albums Chart[29] | 10 |
Dutch Albums Chart[29] | 34 |
Finnish Albums Chart[29] | 30 |
French Albums Chart[29] | 9 |
German Albums Chart[31] | 6 |
Irish Albums Chart[31] | 27 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[29] | 13 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[29] | 10 |
Portuguese Albums Chart[29] | 21 |
Spanish Albums Chart[29] | 72 |
Swedish Albums Chart[29] | 18 |
Swiss Albums Chart[29] | 9 |
UK Albums Chart[31] | 28 |
U.S. Billboard 200[30] | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[30] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Worldwide[32][33][34][35] | September 30, 2011 | Digital download | Polydor |
Germany[36] | CD, Vinyl | ||
France[37] | October 3, 2011 | ||
United Kingdom[38] | CD, Download, Vinyl | ||
Canada[38] | October 4, 2011 | Arts & Crafts | |
United States[38] | Cherrytree |
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