Pagans in Vegas
{{Infobox album
| name = Pagans in Vegas
| type = studio
| artist = Metric
| cover = Pagans in Vegas.png
| alt =
| released = 18 September 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, new wave
| length = 49:22
| label = Metric Music International, Universal Music Group
| producer =
| prev_title = Synthetica
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Art of Doubt
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Pagans in Vegas
| type = studio
| single1 = The Shade
| single1date = 11 May 2015
| single2 = Cascades
| single2date = 2 June 2015
| single3 = Too Bad, So Sad
| single3date = 17 July 2015
| single4 = Fortunes
| single4date = 7 August 2015
| single5 = The Governess
| single5date = 11 September 2015
}}
}}
Pagans in Vegas is the sixth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Metric, which was released on 18 September 2015. The first single, "The Shade", was released on 11 May 2015. "Cascades" was released as the second single of the album on 2 June 2015. On 7 July 2015, the band released "Too Bad, So Sad" as the third single via a new iOS and Android app it created called "Pagan Portal"; the app allows fans to listen to tracks off the album as they're released and read newsletters from the band.
Critical response
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web| first=Tim | last=Sendra | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/pagans-in-vegas-mw0002866668| title=Metric. Pagans in Vegas. Review | work=AllMusic | accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2Score = B+{{cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/review/metric-delivers-retro-electronicaand-one-best-pop--225181 |title=Metric delivers retro electronica—and one of the best pop songs of the year| work=The A.V. Club | first=Alex | last=McCown | date=18 September 2015 | accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev3 = Consequence of Sound
| rev3Score = C{{cite web | first=Adam | last=Kivel | url=https://consequence.net/2015/09/album-review-metric-pagans-in-vegas/ |title=Album Review: Metric – Pagans in Vegas| publisher=Consequence of Sound | date=14 September 2015 | accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/metric-pagans_in_vegas |title=Metric, Pagans in Vegas |first=Luke-Julius |last=Frenette | work=Exclaim! |date=16 September 2015 |accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev5 = Now
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/metric/ |title=Metric - Pagans in Vegas |first=Tabassum |last=Siddiqui |work=Now | date=16 September 2015 |accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 6.0/10{{cite web |last=Camp |first=Zoe |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21006-pagans-in-vegas/ |title=Metric: Pagans in Vegas |publisher=Pitchfork | date=15 September 2015 | accessdate=28 June 2016}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/metric-pagans-in-vegas-20150914 |title=Pagans in Vegas |work=Rolling Stone |first=Jon |last=Dolan |date=14 September 2015 |accessdate=28 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428100055/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/metric-pagans-in-vegas-20150914 |archivedate=April 28, 2016 }}
| rev8 = Under The Radar
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|10}}{{cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/metric_pagans_in_vegas/ |title=Pagans in Vegas |work=Under The Radar |first=Nina |last=Corcoran |date=15 September 2015 | accessdate=28 June 2016}}
}}
Pagans in Vegas received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/pagans-in-vegas/metric |title=Pagans in Vegas – Metric |publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=28 June 2016}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|total_length =
|title1 = Lie Lie Lie
|length1 = 4:25
|title2 = Fortunes
|length2 = 4:12
|title3 = The Shade
|length3 = 3:36
|title4 = Celebrate
|length4 = 4:00
|title5 = Cascades
|length5 = 5:24
|title6 = For Kicks
|length6 = 4:36
|title7 = Too Bad, So Sad
|length7 = 3:24
|title8 = Other Side
|length8 = 3:51
|title9 = Blind Valentine
|length9 = 3:22
|title10 = The Governess
|length10 = 4:01
|title11 = The Face, Part I
|length11 = 5:01
|title12 = The Face, Part II
|length12 = 3:20
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = iTunes pre-order bonus track
|title13 = Office Towers Escalate
|length13 = 3:16
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Metric Store pre-order download bonus tracks
|title13 = Office Towers Escalate
|length13 = 3:16
|title14 = The Shade
|note14 = acoustic
|length14 = 3:12
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-lana-del-rey-honeymoon-tops-australian-chart-20150926|title=ARIA Albums: Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tops Australian Chart|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=September 26, 2015|accessdate=September 26, 2015}}
| 87 |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Metric|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|36|artist=Metric|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|14|artist=Metric|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|9|artist=Metric|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|13|artist=Metric|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 29, 2015}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://consequence.net/2015/05/metric-premieres-the-shade-first-new-song-in-nearly-three-years-listen/ "Metric premieres “The Shade”, first new song in nearly three years — listen"] Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- [http://www.spin.com/2015/06/metric-new-song-cascades-new-album-pagans-in-vegas-stream/ "Metric Tease New Album ‘Pagans in Vegas’ With Slickly Synthesized ‘Cascades’"] Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- [http://www.stereogum.com/1816508/metric-debut-too-bad-so-sad-via-the-pagan-portal-app/mp3s/ "Metric Debut “Too Bad, So Sad” Via The Pagan Portal App"] Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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