Metronomy: Greatest Hits c/w BBC Sessions Straight Outta the Bedroom Do the tracks on this album capture the essence of the band’s performances, or of a full-on DJ set by Joseph Mount? How loud do I have to play this music to get a feeling of depth, a sense of weight? Not that Mount ever claimed his music, which led him from his Totnes bedroom laptop to a life of professional music-making, was to ever be taken more seriously than pop music ever should. The Look is a singular piece of plastic pop perfection. Opening the album of ‘Greatest Hits’ The Look is the sound of Metronomy, but, it is for many, all that has ever stuck, it is a perfect ear worm of a single. Initially tapped out on a laptop in a few moments, in a Parisian apartment with a view of Sacré Coeur, it is what pop should be, uplifting, a tune that might be whistled and catchy. The sound of Metronomy is electronic and boppy, a ‘wonky pop’ band. This puts th...
