Artist · chart history
Metronomy
Band Totnes United Kingdom Formed 1999
Metronomy formed in 1999 in Totnes, United Kingdom. Metronomy has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Look”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #77. The station that charted Metronomy most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
Metronomy started in Totnes in 1999 with Joseph Mount, still the founder and leader, and the band has never lost his sly, homemade sensibility. They make electronic pop, sometimes sung and sometimes not, with Mount on vocals, keyboards and guitar, Oscar Cash on keyboards, guitar and saxophone, Anna Prior on drums, Olugbenga Adelekan on bass and Michael Lovett on keyboards and guitar.
Nights Out, in 2008, was a wonky, nocturnal electro record, and "Heartbreaker" came off it all fidgety synth lines and wounded charm. Then The English Riviera, in 2011, turned toward the sea and the sun, the drum machines relaxing into a breezy nu-disco glide. "The Look" is its signature: a loping, unhurried groove with Mount singing like he's squinting into the light.
Mount has also been a prolific remixer under the band's name, reworking tracks by Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Goldfrapp, Lady Gaga and Lykke Li, among others. Love Letters, Summer 08, Metronomy Forever and Small World followed, taking their studio count to seven.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Metronomy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Look | 1 | #77 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Heartbreaker | 1 | #91 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91 | Heartbreaker | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years |
| 2011 | 77 | The Look | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
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