Metric's guitarist and co-founder Jimmy Shaw discusses the Canadian music scene, the trials of starting a record label, and Synthetica in a new interview with PureVolume, which is also streaming their excellent new album.
You can now stream Metric's new album, Synthetica, in the replies. For real this time. It's out on June 12. The band has also announced three small-venue shows and those dates are in the replies.
Apparently the Metric soundcloud album stream that we posted before was not supposed to be out there to the public yet. It seems it was set to a secret link, and someone leaked it. So, with that - we've taken the post down at the request of the band's management. Just don't Google it or anything.
Metric has confirmed that they will collaborating with composer, Howard Shore, once again to work on the score for David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis. Read a statement from the band in the replies which includes more details on this, their new album and the affect of the recent fire at the Sony/PIAS distribution warehouse in London on the band and their label.
Metric landed on the Billboard charts and were #1 on the Heatseekers chart before the physical release of their new record. The band sold 6,203 copies of Fantasies this past week.
Metric has announced that their album, Fantasies, will be available on iTunes tomorrow, ahead of the April 14 release date. You can also preview the album here.
Metric will release their fourth album, Fantasies, on April 14th, which you can pre-order on their official website starting March 2nd. Everyone who pre-orders the album will get an MP3 of their first single, "Help I'm Alive," as well as bonus material exclusive to the pre-order.
Tracklist
01) Help I'm Alive
02) Sick Muse
03) Satellite Mind
04) Twilight Galaxy
05) Gold Guns Girls
06) Gimme Sympathy
07) Collect Call
08) Front Row
09) Blindness
10) Stadium Love
Emily Haines will be playing three times on September 7th at Brooklyn’s Union Pool (484 Union Avenue). The first show at 7:30 PM will be Emily solo, the second show at 9 PM will feature accompaniment by Metric guitarist James Shaw, and the third show at 10:30 Emily will be a guest of the Tall Firs.
Emily Haines' new music video for "Our Hell" can be seen in the replies. The track is taken from her acclaimed debut, Knives Don't Have Your Back, which is available now courtesy of Last Gang Records.
Metric has returned to Canada and is currently getting ready to begin recording their fourth full length album. The band will also be re-releasing their first album Grow Up and Blow Away on June 26th.
