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Formed in Toronto in 1998 but, at various times, based in Montreal, London, New York and L.A., Metric is a band that has embraced an eclectic and adventurous outlook -- the group's music encompasses elements of synth pop, new wave, dance, rock, and electronic. Metric's fourth studio album, "Fantasies", has been shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. Haines and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on albums by Stars, kc accidental, Delerium, The Stills, and Jason Collett. |
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Metric - Fantasies Date: 18 Dec 2009
Drowned In Sound -
A criticism levelled at a lot of successful bands is that they write songs for the sole purposes of being played in the vast arenas and stadiums they wish to sell out.
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SFist Hears: Live 105's Not So Silent Night @ Oracle Arena Date: 18 Dec 2009
SFist -
by Moses Namkung Intrigued by the opportunities to photograph Metric frontwoman Emily Haines and to finally see Vampire Weekend live, we headed out to Oracle Arena to experience Live 105's Not So Silent Night last Friday. The evening, sold out for days, featured a five-band bill weighted towards neo/prog-rock with 30 Seconds to Mars, Muse, and (ugh) AFI also on the program. After ...
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Favourite Five from: Paramore, of Montreal, Foals, Sky Larkin and Metric Date: 18 Dec 2009
Drowned In Sound -
It's the time of year to list the best records of the year. We've asked some of our favourite acts to tell us which five albums they've had in heavy rotation.
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Make Last Minute Plans With Metric Date: 16 Dec 2009
Chicagoist -
Photo by Jim Kopeny Metric 's show at Metro last June is on our list as one of the best of the year. The quartet delivered danceable anthems interlaced with melodramatic flourishes that expanded the songs' reach instead of hindering them. Emily Haines is a magnetic focus point for the band, but her partners in music Joules Scott-Key, James Shaw, and Josh Winstead provide a formidable backdrop ...
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Indie Stars Metric Play the Big Stage at Buzz Bake Sale Date: 01 Dec 2009
Broward-Palm Beach New Times -
Over the past two decades or so, the term indie rock has been so abused, it no longer stands for a way of being; we now use it to describe a particular sound or genre more than anything. But Metric, a Canadian synth-pop band that's carved a niche out of an amalgam of punk rock, disco, and ...
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Metric Rock La Zona Rosa Tonight with Band of Skulls Date: 01 Dec 2009
Austinist -
Photo: Justin Broadbent/ Metric myspace Metric w/Band of Skulls Tuesday, December 1 La Zona Rosa ( 612 W. 4th Street ) Sold out, doors 8pm, show 9pm [ info ] It's sometimes difficult to quiet high hopes and unrealistic expectations of what a favorite band will bring to the stage during a live performance. Metric fans may be facing this quandary as they await the Canadian indie rock outfit's ...
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11/25: Metric, Music and More Art Date: 25 Nov 2009
NBC Philadelphia -
Attend Thanksgiving Eve shows all night long.
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Today: H 9 /L 3 Date: 23 Nov 2009
Guelph Mercury -
With a sharp sound and image, they seem on the same trajectory that label mates Metric were on a few years ago, and their current cross-Canada tour opening for Matthew Good is a further step toward headlining theatres on their own.
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