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Meh. Known them for years. They're great.

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I like listening to them, but it's hard for me to watch their videos/performances, as their singer looks exactly like an ex-girlfriend that I'm still in love with, who left me for another dude...

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You fucked up.

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Ha, no kidding. I wish I had an ex girlfriend who looked like Emily Haines.

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I was a great boyfriend, she just wasn't in love with me.

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Okay, now that would hurt. Sorry about that, I hated having that feeling when I went through that with an ex.

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If you were such a great boyfriend then why did she leave you? You probably got complacent and turned into a doormat or a bore and she lost respect for you and left. It happens.

And she looked Emily Haines? You should have worked your hardest in order to keep her. Oh well.

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:lol: Okay.
Honestly, she found someone she could better manipulate. At least I didn't have to bail her out of jail after getting two DUI within one month of leaving me.
It's not about that. I've dated girls as good looking and better before and since. After a while, that stops meaning much.

Sorry, didn't mean to turn this into a relationship thread...

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My introduction to Metric was "Gimme Sympathy". It was a freebie song from Amazon & I kind of liked it, but I really liked "Gold Guns Girls". I ended up getting "Fantasies" and "Synthetica" when it came out. Not a band I go all out crazy for, but they have some songs I really like.

I do like "Black Sheep" a lot. Both versions (Metric & movie version)


I like this. I'm going to have to look more of their stuff up.

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Since others are recommending stuff, I strongly suggest y'all check out the obvious "related" choices of Stars and specifically Amy Millan's solo albums.

But also, just because I started listening to this band yesterday, and I absolutely adore this girl's voice, check out del bel, also from Toronto.

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I spun their Old Underground album yesterday and it was really good! My favorite track was Dead Disco.

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I can't believe it's been almost 12 years since that album came out. Dead Disco and Combat Baby still get lots of radio play here.

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Here, too. Both of those tracks get played more than any of their newer stuff.

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It'll be neat to compare Grow Up and Blow Away with Synthetica, which is their current sound. I'm waiting for those two LP's to arrive.

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I think I've listened to the track Synthetica about a dozen times tonight. Love that song.

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New single released today. Not blown away, but it's solid.

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I like it, and I think it's one of those songs I will like even more after some listens.

Thanks for posting that Osiris :)

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Not sure if this warrants a separate thread, but Metric announced their new album, Pagans in Vegas, coming September 18. Also released another new song, Cascades.

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Album cover.

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I 'm typically not into this type of music but this album is fantastic.

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Looking forward to the new album.

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I know it's only two songs, but my expectations are lowering for the new album. I loved the mix between electronic and rock that Fantasies and Synthetica had. These songs have no rock elements, pretty much all electronic.

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Yeah, that's worrying me a bit. I like the two new ones, but I hate to see them going totally away from how they started off.

Cascades sounds like its off Chrvches album.

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I'm really digging the electronic aspect of it. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a 50/50 indie rock/electronic album.

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They've already gone totally away from how far off they started. Have you never heard Grow Up And Blow Away?

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Yes. That is why I said "totally". I still felt there was some of that on the last two albums, but it was more of an evolution. I don't hear anything other than synths on the new tracks. Where's the guitar?

That being said, I will still be getting the new album.

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I'll give you the lack of guitar aspect, but that aside, I don't think it sounds all that different.

Like you, I'll still be getting it, too.

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Seeing them in 2 weeks!

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Just spun the new album and it's terrific. Granted, if you're a fan of the indie rock stuff this has more electronica in there. Since I love electronica it's all good for me. I was surprised, in hindsight, that they played a ton of the new material at the Imagine Dragons show I saw them at 2 months ago. Of course, those outside of a few songs, had less electronica embedded to the live tracks, but still.

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Disappointing compared to the last two albums. I don't have a problem with the sound, but the songwriting feels weaker.

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I might be the odd man out who didn't care for Synthetica. Waiting for Pagans in Vegas to show up in the mail, but from the reviews floating around, I'm not as optimistic as I'd like.

The next album is coming really soon -- they basically recorded a double album but decided to release them separately -- and there are no electronic elements at all. Wondering if that might veer too far towards the other end of the spectrum.

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I did not know that. Hmmmm, that's a possibility.

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I'd agree in the songwriting. Musically, though, it's a bit too synthy for me. Barely a guitar part to be heard, unless it's way buried in the mix. The fact that the last two tracks are instrumentals doesn't do much for me either. And does anyone else think that "The Face, Part 1" sounds like some sort of homage to John Carpenter? It almost could have come off the Escape From New York soundtrack, of some other work by him.

On first listen, I was pretty disappointed in it, but it is starting to grow on me now.

Sounds like I might for enjoying that second album more, myself.

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I think you're right, this is synthy to the point of being inaccessible almost. And I love me some straight up synth pop and lots of electronica, so it's not like the genre isn't to my taste.

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I think the live versions of these songs have that added "oomph" of guitars during their live shows as opposed to the mix. Jimmy Shaw is a fantastic guitar player and really shred on some of the more synth tracks live, which surprised me as to the mix of this album. Granted, I'm not complaining. Fuck, i want to see them live again!

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Even better, they are super nice after shows - that's always welcome.

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Pretty let down with this one.

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This is growing on me. After 5 spins or so, I like most of the album - particularly the first half. Second half seems kind of boring

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They announced some new dates for next year.

Fri Feb 12 Chicago, IL House of Blues Chicago
Sat Feb 13 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
Wed Feb 17 Denver, CO The Fillmore Denver
Sun Feb 21 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Tue Feb 23 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
Thu Feb 25 San Diego, CA House of Blue San Diego
Fri Feb 26 Los Angeles, CA The Palladium
Sun Feb 28 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim
Fri Mar 04 St. Louis, MO Pageant
Sat Mar 05 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
Sun Mar 06 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
Fri Mar 11 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Sun Mar 13 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
Tue Mar 15 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia
Wed Mar 16 Wallingford, CT The Dome at Toyota Oakdale
Thu Mar 17 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

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Yup, I'll probably be going to the Hollywood Palladium show.

Here's the link with corrections: They're playing UT on 2/17/15 - Denver on the 16th.

http://www.ilovemetric.com/tour/