Metric - Formentera II (Clear Pink)

Metric - Formentera II (Clear Pink)LP Clear Pink vinyl Metric Music International (2023) WW Announcing on the one year anniversary of Metric's Formentera, Formentera II is the surprise continuation of the story they began in last years critically acclaimed album. Two sides of the same coin, they live in the same sonic world but if Formentera was the dark, insular obsession that stemmed from the lockdown, Formentera II is the lighter side of being able to explore again.

and an expanded instrumentation that includes occasional Middle Eastern touches

Portuguese DJ and producer Nídia

while inviting us to dwell more knowingly within our own lives

Beck) in Hollywood

the 12-track project finds her taking a greater role in the production process

but it did help the band gain more press coverage

the eclectic city that had nurtured them

The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 in the US and at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart

a reimagining of Plastikman’s 1998 magnum opus Consumed

At the core of their music

Equals Sessions

Inspired by the spate of Brits leaning into swirling distortion and punishing volume