''Small World'' is the seventh studio album by the English electronic band

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. It was released on 18 February 2022 by

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Critical reception

''Small World'' received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 72, based on 11 reviews. Commenting on the album's sound difference from previous Metronomy albums, ''

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'' wrote that the album "might be the biggest diversion of their main stage sound to date, but it's one of the most heartfelt and rewarding".

Track listing

* All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised beginning with a capital letter, but the rest are lowercase. * All of the tracks except "Life and Death" and "Love Factory" are stylised beginning with a capital letter, but the rest are lowercase.

Personnel

* Joseph Mount – drums, bass guitar,

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, Yamaha D85 Organ,

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, production * Oscar Cash – piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Yamaha D85 Organ * Raven Bush – strings (7, 8) * Dana Margolin – vocals (8) * Ash Workman – production, mixing *

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– mastering * Kate Mount – sleeve photography * Hazel Gaskin – Metronomy photography * The Letter Press – design

Charts

References

{{Metronomy 2022 albums Metronomy albums