While Emily Haines is one of the most singular vocalists in indie thanks to her work with Broken Social Scene, her day job with Metric definitely furrows in a less polychromatic landscape to the point that a voice so sweet became so lost in the muddled mix of Live it Out and its occasionally dour rock arrangements. Her recent solo album Knives Don’t Have Your Back (About 20 in blog years – Watch Dr. Blind) was a substantial and ethereal release so it’ll be interesting to see if Metric can take themselves to the next level. Fantasies is released on 31st of March digitally and the 14th of April on CD.
Pre-orders of the album come with extra shit too.
Incidentially, I bought Broken Social Scene on vinyl yesterday – one of my favourite albums.
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Gave this a listen at the weekend, liking it a lot. With all quiet amid the BSS camp Metric and Apostle of Hustle are defo my favourite torch carriers from the various memebers.
I recvently got the BSS album too, in Tower – their vinyl selection is top notch these days. Realised later that they also have BSS – YFIIP, which I prefer but it was to late to switch
Yeh that’s where I got it. for the wholly reasonable 14.99 and with the bonus EP. Good stuff. I also bought Friendly Fires and the new Soul Jazz comp Fly Girls – a compilation of female MCs.
Good work!
Is it just me or are the oft-bundled free mp3s utterly pointless. Throw in some nice posters or flyers or anything, extra shit. Any time I’m buying soemthing it’s because I have the mp3s already and am buying because I was impressed by what I heard.
I just wish I was still a student so I could get 10% off my weekly binge in there.
I don;t mind free shit at all. Though you ar eright most of the time I probably have or bought an mp3 of it.
I hope you would stress the word ‘occasionally’ when criticizing the arrangements. Metric are supposed to bring together the immediacy of indie rock and experimental soundscapes but they stray more into the indie rock territory. Emily Haines did ‘The Soft Skeleton’ album to have a place for the more etheral tracks.
I’m pretty sure Tower have stopped doing student discount so your not missing out. Otherwise I’ve been missing out…