Helen Lear, Journalist

The addition of synths has added a more electronic sound to the album and is a distinct move away from her traditional acoustic guitar-driven sound.

The National Health is a slightly solemn reflection of life in England during a global recession that acts as a firm reminder that these guys aren’t just any old band, but a group of intellectuals who want to teach you something as well as play some great music.

The choice to sing along to a backing track made the whole performance seem a little flat, but no-one seemed to care as they got straight into big hitter House Of Love to screams of excitement.

Metric do this style of music so well it’s a hard to understand why the try to play so many different styles at once.

"Streets In The Sky is a huge improvement on the last album, so let’s hope The Enemy have learnt their lessons and are moving in the right direction once more."

"Catcall ... belted out evocative dance pop like a smaller but equally powerful version of Beth Ditto."

"Another clever and beautiful triumph from one of the most unusual bands around."