Atlas Vending
{{Infobox album
| name = Atlas Vending
| type = studio
| artist = METZ
| cover = METZ Atlas Vending.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2020|10|9}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=17}}
| label = Sub Pop
| producer = {{hlist|Ben Greenberg|METZ}}
| prev_title = Strange Peace
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Up on Gravity Hill
| next_year = 2024
| misc =
}}
Atlas Vending is the fourth studio album by Canadian punk rock band METZ. It was released on October 9, 2020, via Sub Pop Records. The album was produced by Ben Greenberg and METZ.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100{{Cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Atlas Vending – Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/atlas-vending/metz/critic-reviews|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Metacritic|language=en}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|date=|title=Atlas Vending – METZ {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/atlas-vending-mw0003410626|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}
| rev2 = Beats Per Minute
| rev2score = 77%{{Cite web|last=Sentz|first=Tim|date=October 14, 2020|title=Album Review: METZ – Atlas Vending {{!}} Beats Per Minute|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-metz-atlas-vending/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Beats Per Minute|language=en-US}}
| rev3 = DIY
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Jamieson|first=Sarah|date=8 October 2020|title=METZ – Atlas Vending|url=https://diymag.com/2020/10/08/metz-atlas-vending-album-review|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=DIY|language=en}}
| rev4 = Gigwise
| rev4score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Richard|date=October 8, 2020|title=Album Review: Metz – Atlas Vending {{!}} Gigwise|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3390889/album-review-metz-atlas-vending|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Gigwise}}
| rev5 = Kerrang!
| rev5score = 4/5{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Olly|date=October 5, 2020|title=Album Review: METZ – Atlas Vending|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-metz-atlas-vending/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Kerrang!}}
| rev6 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev6score = 7/10{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Ben|date=October 9, 2020|title=Metz continue to steadily evolve on the blistering Atlas Vending|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/metz-atlas-vending-album-review|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en}}
| rev7 = Loud and Quiet
| rev7score = 8/10{{Cite web|last=Doherty|first=Jack|date=October 5, 2020|title=Metz – Atlas Vending – Album Review|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/metz-atlas-vending/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Loud and Quiet|language=en-US}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 6.4/10{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=October 13, 2020|title=Metz: Atlas Vending|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/metz-atlas-vending/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}
| rev9 = Spectrum Culture
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.55|5}} (71%){{Cite web|last=Cober-Lake|first=Justin|date=October 14, 2020|title=METZ: Atlas Vending|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2020/10/13/metz-atlas-vending-review/|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Spectrum Culture|language=en-US}}
| rev10 = Under the Radar
| rev10score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Mark|date=October 8, 2020|title=Atlas Vending|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/metz_atlas_vending|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Under the Radar|language=en}}
}}
Atlas Vending was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80 based on twelve reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.6 out of 10, based on fourteen reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies
| title1 = Pulse
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Blind Youth Industrial Park
| length2 = 3:01
| title3 = The Mirror
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = No Ceiling
| length4 = 1:36
| title5 = Hail Taxi
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Draw Us In
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = Sugar Pill
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Framed by the Comet's Tail
| length8 = 4:52
| title9 = Parasite
| length9 = 2:24
| title10 = A Boat to Drown In
| length10 = 7:39
| total_length = 40:17
}}
Personnel
- Alex Edkins – lyrics, vocals, guitar, songwriter, producer, additional recording, design, layout
- Chris Slorach – bass, songwriter, producer, design, layout
- Hayden Menzies – drums, songwriter, producer, design, layout
- Ben Greenberg – producer
- Seth Manchester – engineering, mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
- David Konopka – design, layout
- Jeff Kleinsmith – cover design
- John Edkins – cover photography
- Nicholas Sayers – additional photography
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|32|artist=METZ|date=20201016|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|69|artist=METZ|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2020}} |
| scope="row" |US Current Album Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=METZ Chart History (Current Album Sales)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metz/chart-history/tcl/|accessdate=October 25, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
| 38 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1814640|Atlas Vending}}
{{Metz (band)}}
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