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{{Short description|2014 studio album by the Lawrence Arms}}
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| Name = Metropole
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| Type = studio
| Artist = [[The Lawrence Arms]]
| name = Metropole
| Cover =
| type = studio
| Released = January 28, 2014
| artist = [[The Lawrence Arms]]
| Recorded = June-September 2013
| cover = Metropole (album cover).jpg
| Genre = [[Punk rock]]
| alt =
| Length = ?
| released = January 28, 2014
| recorded = June–September 2013
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| Label = [[Epitaph Records]]
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| venue =
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| Producer = [[Matt Allison (producer)|Matt Allison]] & The Lawrence Arms
| studio =
| genre = [[Punk rock]]
| length = 34:26
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| label = [[Epitaph Records]]
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| producer = {{hlist|Matt Allison|The Lawrence Arms}}
| prev_title = [[Buttsweat and Tears]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[We Are the Champions of the World]]
| next_year = 2018
}}


{{Music ratings
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| MC = 77/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/metropole/the-lawrence-arms|title=Metropole Review|publisher=Metacritic.com|accessdate=2014-12-17}}</ref>
| Last album = ''[[Oh! Calcutta! (album)|Oh! Calcutta!]]''<br />(2006)
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| This album = '''''Metropole'''''<br />(2014)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/metropole-mw0002602509|title=Metropole Review|publisher=Allmusic.com|accessdate=2014-12-17}}</ref>
| Next album =
| rev2 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/lawrence_arms-metropole|title=Metropole Review|publisher=Exclaim.ca|last=Gormely|first=Ian|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=2014-12-17}}</ref>
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Metropole is the sixth studio album from the [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[The Lawrence Arms]]. The album, which is set to be released by [[Epitaph Records]] on January 28, 2014.


'''''Metropole''''' is the sixth studio album from the [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[The Lawrence Arms]]. The record was released by [[Epitaph Records]] on January 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lawrence-Arms-Metropole/release/5327724|publisher=[[discogs.com]]|title=Metropole – The Lawrence Arms|accessdate=2014-02-09}}</ref> Also released on the same date, as part of limited edition [[pre-order]] bundles, was the 7" vinyl-exclusive EP ''[[News From Yalta]]'', which features three tracks from the same recording sessions that did not end up making it into the main release of ''Metropole''. However, the digital Deluxe Edition (available on iTunes, Amazon, and so on) does include these 3 tracks in ''Metropole'' itself, numbering them tracks 13–15.
The album's first single, "You Are Here", was released on November 18, 2013.<ref>http://www.punknews.org/article/53580/media-the-lawrence-arms-you-are-here</ref>


The album's [[lead single]], "You Are Here", was released on November 18, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/53580/media-the-lawrence-arms-you-are-here|title = Music: The Lawrence Arms: "You Are Here"}}</ref> A music video for Seventeener (17th and 37th) premiered on January 4, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/53919/videos-the-lawrence-arms-seventeener-17th-and-37th|title = Videos: The Lawrence Arms: "Seventeener (17th and 37th)"}}</ref>
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Lawrence Arm bassist [[Brendan Kelly (musician)|Brendan Kelly]] said in an interview with Noisey that in a trip to [[Italy]] he stayed at Hotel Metropole. He said many of the sound bites between songs were recorded with his [[iPhone]] while he was in Italy.<ref>http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-lawrence-arms-you-are-here-song-premiere</ref>

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Lawrence Arms bassist [[Brendan Kelly (musician)|Brendan Kelly]] said in an interview with Noisey that during a trip to Italy he stayed at Hotel Metropole, which inspired the name of the album. He said many of the sound bites between the songs were recorded using his [[iPhone]] while he was in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-lawrence-arms-you-are-here-song-premiere|title=Listen to a Song from the First Lawrence Arms Album in Eight Years}}</ref> The clips themselves showcase various types of street musicians and other urban sounds to convey the album's theme of life in a city.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
<small>All songs written by [[The Lawrence Arms]]</small>
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|all_writing=[[The Lawrence Arms]]
#"Chilean District"
|title1=Chilean District
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#"You are Here"
|length1=1:22
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#"Hickey Avenue"
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|title2=You are Here
#"Seventeeners (17th & 37th)"
|length2=2:44
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#"Beautiful Things"
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|title3=Hickey Avenue
#"Ancheron River"
|length3=3:33
#"Metropole"
|title4=Seventeener (17th and 37th)
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#"Drunk Tweets"
|length4=2:45
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#"The YMCA Down the Street From the Clinic"
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|title5=Beautiful Things
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#"Never Fade Away"
|length5=3:02
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#"Paradise Shitty"
|title6=Acheron River
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#"October Blood"
|length6=3:27
*The iTunes Deluxe version also features the [[News from Yalta]] EP (These Pigs Seem to be Getting the Best of Me; Bonfire Park; The Profiteers).
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|title7=Metropole
|length7=2:58
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|title8=Drunk Tweets
|length8=1:25
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|title9=The YMCA Down the Street From the Clinic
|length9=3:49
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|title10=Never Fade Away
|length10=2:02
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|title11=Paradise Shitty
|length11=4:18
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|title12=October Blood
|length12=3:01
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{{Track listing
|headline=iTunes Deluxe Edition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/metropole-deluxe-edition/id738297848|title=Metropole – iTunes|publisher=itunes.apple.com|accessdate=2014-12-17}}</ref>
|title13=These Pigs Seem to be Getting the Best of Me
|length13=2:31
|title14=Bonfire Park
|length14=3:01
|title15=The Profiteers
|length15=3:00
}}


==Performers==
==Personnel==
*[[Chris McCaughan]] - [[guitar]], vocals
*[[Chris McCaughan]] – guitar, vocals
*[[Brendan Kelly (musician)|Brendan Kelly]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], vocals
*[[Brendan Kelly (musician)|Brendan Kelly]] – bass, vocals
*[[Neil Hennessy]] - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Neil Hennessy]] – drums

==Album information==
*Record label: [[Epitaph Records]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


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[[Category:The Lawrence Arms albums]]
[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:2014 albums]]
[[Category:Upcoming albums]]
[[Category:The Lawrence Arms albums]]
[[Category:Epitaph Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Matt Allison (record producer)]]



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Latest revision as of 19:48, 31 October 2023

Metropole
Studio album by
The Lawrence Arms
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2014
RecordedJune–September 2013
GenrePunk rock
Length34:26
LabelEpitaph Records
Producer
  • Matt Allison
  • The Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms chronology
Buttsweat and Tears
(2009) 		Metropole
(2014) 		We Are the Champions of the World
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]

Metropole is the sixth studio album from the punk band The Lawrence Arms. The record was released by Epitaph Records on January 28, 2014.[4] Also released on the same date, as part of limited edition pre-order bundles, was the 7" vinyl-exclusive EP News From Yalta, which features three tracks from the same recording sessions that did not end up making it into the main release of Metropole. However, the digital Deluxe Edition (available on iTunes, Amazon, and so on) does include these 3 tracks in Metropole itself, numbering them tracks 13–15.

The album's lead single, "You Are Here", was released on November 18, 2013.[5] A music video for Seventeener (17th and 37th) premiered on January 4, 2014.[6]

Lawrence Arms bassist Brendan Kelly said in an interview with Noisey that during a trip to Italy he stayed at Hotel Metropole, which inspired the name of the album. He said many of the sound bites between the songs were recorded using his iPhone while he was in Italy.[7] The clips themselves showcase various types of street musicians and other urban sounds to convey the album's theme of life in a city.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Lawrence Arms

No.TitleLength
1."Chilean District"1:22
2."You are Here"2:44
3."Hickey Avenue"3:33
4."Seventeener (17th and 37th)"2:45
5."Beautiful Things"3:02
6."Acheron River"3:27
7."Metropole"2:58
8."Drunk Tweets"1:25
9."The YMCA Down the Street From the Clinic"3:49
10."Never Fade Away"2:02
11."Paradise Shitty"4:18
12."October Blood"3:01
iTunes Deluxe Edition[8]
No.TitleLength
13."These Pigs Seem to be Getting the Best of Me"2:31
14."Bonfire Park"3:01
15."The Profiteers"3:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Metropole Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Metropole Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Gormely, Ian (January 27, 2014). "Metropole Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Metropole – The Lawrence Arms". discogs.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Music: The Lawrence Arms: "You Are Here"".
  6. ^ "Videos: The Lawrence Arms: "Seventeener (17th and 37th)"".
  7. ^ "Listen to a Song from the First Lawrence Arms Album in Eight Years".
  8. ^ "Metropole – iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.


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