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Mettavolution

Mettavolution is the fifth studio album by Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. It was released on 26 April 2019 through Rubyworks and ATO Records.[5]

Mettavolution
Studio album by
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Released26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Length41:11
Label
ProducerDave Sardy[1]
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology
9 Dead Alive
(2014)		 Mettavolution
(2019)		 In Between Thoughts...A New World
(2023)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Pitchfork7.1/10[4]

Critical reception

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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.[2]

It won the award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.[6]

Track listing

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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

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]199
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]157
French Albums (SNEP)[9]79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]73
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]95
UK Albums (OCC)[13]46
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[14]4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15]8
US Billboard 200[16]71
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[17]3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18]4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19]7
US World Albums (Billboard)[20]2

References

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  1. ↑ Kaye, Ben (1 February 2019). "Rodrigo y Gabriela announce new album, Mettavolution". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  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. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Mettavolution". 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.
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