At the time of Greatest Hits release, Metronomy had been around in one form or another for over 25 years, with a discography brimming with witty, creative songs to show for it. The distinct viewpoint within Metronomy’s music flourished as the project grew from Joe Mount’s solo home studio experiments into a full-fledged, celebrated electro-indie pop group, but Greatest Hits avoids strict chronological order. Instead, the set puts the focus on the band’s vivid pairings of light melodies and deep feelings, synthetic sounds and very real emotions, and limitations and innovation. All of these qualities were abundant on 2011’s breakthrough The English Riviera; unsurprisingly, it’s one of the most-represented albums on the collection. “The Look” begins Greatest Hits…

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