Atlas Vending

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Atlas Vending
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Length40:17
LabelSub Pop
Producer
  • 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
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Beats Per Minute77%[4]
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Kerrang!4/5[7]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[8]
Loud and Quiet8/10[9]
Pitchfork6.4/10[10]
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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 Coltonmastering
  • 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 (OCC)[13] 32
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[14] 69
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 38

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