Joseph Mount on the measured rise of Metronomy

JOSEPH Mount is living the dream. Or, at least, his version of the dream. The Metronomy frontman has just arrived back at his Paris apartment, having completed the school run (the child-minder is sick). It’s an idyllic existence, just not especially rock’n’roll.
“A few of us in the ranks have very young children,” says the thoughtful, quietly-spoken 33-year-old.