Metric: A New System
theskinny.co.uk 8/3/2009 — It's been four years since the release of Metric's last album Live It Out finally earned the band their stripes and a reputation as one of the more forward-thinking, and frankly, more talented groups to twist the realms of synth-driven pop and indie rock music together. The resulting fallout saw ...
Metric (interview with Emily Haines)
earfarm.com 4/16/2009 — Band: Metric
From: Toronto, Ontario
Sound: muscular glam, stadium love, rock and roll precision
Similar Artists: Stars, The Dears, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Veruca Salt
Listen Now: Fantasies in its entirety, below….
Leave it to Emily Haines to convince you ...
Metric Kick Off U.S. Tour
spin.com 6/8/2009 — Metric's new album is called Fantasies , and as frontwoman Emily Haines strutted and spun across the stage at Seattle's Showbox last night, wearing a tight, gold-sequined dress, heads swivelled like a sprinkler, tracking her across the stage -- no ...
Exclusive Video: Metric, Unplugged in NYC
spin.com 3/2/2009 — Metric will release their first record in four years, Fantasies , on April 14. Anxious to hear the new tunes? Why wait: SPIN.com has video of the band playing acoustic renditions of two new songs in our office!
Below, check out video of ...
Metric - Showbox at the Market (Seattle, WA; June 04, 2009)
melophobe.com 6/22/2009 — Everyone has that band . That one band you become completely obsessed with and follow from their early days. Sometimes you might actually see them make it. Mine is the Toronto-based Metric , and every time I see them play live, a part of me becomes a bit more jealous. That’s because as the ...
Metric In Concert : NPR Music
npr.org 6/19/2009 — NPR.org , June 18, 2009 - After a relentless tour in support of the 2005 album Live It Out , the members of Metric scattered to work on their own projects. The solo work of frontwoman Emily Haines sounded significantly bleaker than Metric's music, ...
Dreams and Wishes
faronheit.blogspot.com 4/14/2009 — Each of Emily Haines' projects is distinctive in its own way. Broken Social Scene, with its collective vibe and assortment of contributors, typically involves densely layered instrumentation and challenging song structures. In her solo-ish project ...
Metric performs live in The Current studios
minnesota.publicradio.org 6/20/2009 — After a four-year stint working on solo records and side-projects, the Toronto- and Brooklyn-based band Metric has finally released their fourth album "Fantasies" and first since 2005's "Live It Out."
Emily Haines Is Back on the Metric System
spinner.com 2/26/2009 — Filed under: News , Exclusive Emily Haines has seen a lot of musical action over the past ten years. The singer/pianist is an original member of the Broken Social Scene and released a few stellar records of her own. But when it came time ...
Pig Dictates Fiery Furnaces' Recording Schedule —
Spinner 10/20/2009
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Holy Hell When Fiery Furnaces , the New York sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, planned their eighth album, 'I'm Going Away,' little did they know a large mammal would dictate their studio hours. ...
Metric Systematically Dominate Canada's CASBY Awards —
Spinner 10/23/2009
Filed under: News , Canada Indie electro-rock stars Metric maintained their mainstream momentum after walking away with the top awards at last night's CASBYs.
Organized by Toronto rock radio station 102.1 The Edge, these "people's ...