Mettavolution

Mettavolution
Studio album by
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Length41:11
Labels
ProducerDave Sardy
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology
9 Dead Alive
(2014)		 Mettavolution
(2019)		 In Between Thoughts...A New World
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.1/10

Mettavolution is the fifth studio album by Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. It was released on 26 April 2019 through Rubyworks and ATO Records.

Critical reception

Mettavolution received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 6 reviews.

It won the award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sánchez except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mettavolution" 4:04
2."Terracentric" 3:33
3."Cumbé" 3:19
4."Electric Soul" 3:58
5."Krotona Days" 4:19
6."Witness Tree" 3:01
7."Echoes"David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright18:57
Total length:40:11

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)199
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)157
French Albums (SNEP)79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)73
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)95
UK Albums (Official Charts)46
UK Americana Albums (Official Charts)4
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)8
US Billboard 20071
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)7
US World Albums (Billboard)2

References

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  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Arroyo, Steven (2 May 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce New Album". ATO Records. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Billie Eilish Leads the 2020 Grammy Award Winners". 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 3/5/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Rodrigo y Gabriela Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2019.