#2. Metric - Days Of Oblivion
Title: Days of Oblivion
Artist: Metric
Album: Formentera II
Two things that are simultaneously true - Metric is making its third appearance on the Countdown, and I never thought I'd see Metric here again, especially after the humdrum of Formentera, and honestly each of their last 3 albums that I couldn't listen all the way through. Hard to believe that it's the same band that released one of my favorite albums of the decade with 2009's Fantasies.
Formentera II actually has several solid hits, including "Descendents" and "Who Wuld You Be For Me", but it was "Days Of Oblivion" that immediately rocketed to the top and held steady. In fact, for the first half of the year I was convinced that "Days..." would end up on top. The airy guitars, bumpy bass, and tremendous breakdown on the chorus made for fantastic listening all throughout 2023. But there was one song that rewrote the book when it was released.
What will it be? Stay tuned!
Favorite line: "It turns out these were the days - the ashes of disaster drift to you, all your dreams of change are coming true"
Previous five #2s:
2023: The Broken Relics - Rodeo
2022: Rammstein - Lügen
2021: The Struts - Another Hit of Showmanship (ft Albert Hammond Jr)
2020: Purity Ring - stardew
2019: The Broken Relics - Where The Creatures Roam
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