Atlas Vending

Atlas Vending
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Length40:17
LabelSub Pop
Producers
  • 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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Beats Per Minute77%
DIYStarStarStarStar
GigwiseStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Kerrang!4/5
The Line of Best Fit7/10
Loud and Quiet8/10
Pitchfork6.4/10
Spectrum CultureStarStarStarHalf star (71%)
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

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. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.6 out of 10, based on fourteen reviews.

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)32
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)69
US Current Album Sales (Billboard) 38