Self-aware, with a willingness to experiment. Lyrically astute, with a knack for producing beautiful, well-crafted compositions that stem from daily observations and world events. Hardly un-emotional. The Canadian indie-rock outfit, Metric, refuse to back down from their convictions, yet are not afraid to show that they are just like you and I - searching for truth and love in a vast world.
Way back in 1998, as the stars aligned, lead singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw first met each other in Toronto and decided to form a band. After working with each other in Montreal, producing a collection of demos (Mainstream E.P.), they moved to New York City (where they famously shared flat space with future members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Liars) and teamed up with bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott Key.
Metric's first LP proper, 'Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?', released in 2003, earned them a loyal fan base on Canadian soil. However, it was last year's 'Live It Out' album that finally saw the band go international. This was thanks in no small part to 'Monster Hospital', (whose "I fought the war, but the war won" refrain has inspired mass pandemonium on many an indie dance floor) and the sublime candy-coated-Interpol sugar rush of 'Poster of A Girl'. Frontwoman Haines has even struck out on her own path as a solo artist with her recent album, 'Knives Don't Have Your Back', a must for fans of Metric and Emily Haines's otherworldly vocals.
If you're seeing Metric opening for Bloc Party on the upcoming U.K. tour and have yet to open your ears to them, your chance to be enlightened is coming near. Cheers to a bright band with an even brighter future.
Candi
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