SUMMER SERIES

Metronomy, led by founder and songwriter Joseph Mount, belong in the hallowed list of idiosyncratic, slightly eccentric, but great British pop bands.As you might expect from a synth obsessive who’s written a love letter to his favourite drum machine, there’s a cool and pristine precision about Metronomy’s records, but also a restless imagination that magically transformed Devon into The English Riviera with a burst of elastic funk pop, and the brace of big singles from Love Letters and Summer 08 burst with energy that just keeps yielding new pleasures even after repeated listening.There’s a delicious pop sensibility about Metronomy that delights in serving up contradictions and singalongs with irresistible basslines. Live, the band’s rhythm section adds a supple, fluid dynamic that gives all those big taut anthems the space to stretch out and shimmy. What better way to celebrate a Summer Series sunset.