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Atlas Vending

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Atlas Vending
Studio album by
Metz
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Length40:17
LabelSub Pop
Producers
  • Ben Greenberg
  • Metz
Metz chronology
Strange Peace
(2017)		 Atlas Vending
(2020)		 Up on Gravity Hill
(2024)

Atlas Vending is the fourth studio album by Canadian punk rock band Metz. It was released on October 9, 2020, via Sub Pop. The album was produced by Ben Greenberg and METZ.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Beats Per Minute77%[4]
DIYStarStarStarStar[5]
GigwiseStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[6]
Kerrang!4/5[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
Loud and Quiet8/10[9]
Pitchfork6.4/10[10]
Spectrum CultureStarStarStarHalf star (71%)[11]
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[12]

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.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.6 out of 10, based on fourteen reviews.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach and Hayden Menzies.

No.TitleLength
1."Pulse"4:21
2."Blind Youth Industrial Park"3:01
3."The Mirror"5:02
4."No Ceiling"1:36
5."Hail Taxi"4:31
6."Draw Us In"3:56
7."Sugar Pill"2:55
8."Framed by the Comet's Tail"4:52
9."Parasite"2:24
10."A Boat to Drown In"7:39
Total length:40:17

Personnel

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  • 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

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[13]32
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14]69
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 38

References

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  1. 1 2 "Atlas Vending by Metz reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Atlas Vending – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Atlas Vending – METZ | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ↑ Sentz, Tim (October 14, 2020). "Album Review: METZ – Atlas Vending | Beats Per Minute". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Jamieson, Sarah (8 October 2020). "METZ – Atlas Vending". DIY. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ Gray, Richard (October 8, 2020). "Album Review: Metz – Atlas Vending | Gigwise". Gigwise. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Olly (October 5, 2020). "Album Review: METZ – Atlas Vending". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lynch, Ben (October 9, 2020). "Metz continue to steadily evolve on the blistering Atlas Vending". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  9. ↑ Doherty, Jack (October 5, 2020). "Metz – Atlas Vending – Album Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Ian (October 13, 2020). "Metz: Atlas Vending". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (October 14, 2020). "METZ: Atlas Vending". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ Moody, Mark (October 8, 2020). "Atlas Vending". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 16/10/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  14. ↑ "METZ Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  15. ↑ "METZ Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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