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Down-to-earth 'Fantasies' brings out best in Metric

5496 days ago
Chicago TribuneMetric, "Fantasies" (Last Gang Records) ***½ more info

Suggested Listening: Metric’s “Fantasies”

5498 days ago
Pasta PrimaveraI remember way way back catching an ear of Metric’s “Combat Baby” - an aggressive pop number that had me locked into this new found band.  Over the years they’ve slowly built in an electronic psych sound that simply fits.  Now with thei... more info

Video Jam of the Day: Metric - Gimme Sympathy

5499 days ago
Allmusic BlogCanadian new wave revivalists Metric like to make videos. A casual glance at YouTube reveals a whole bunch of glammed out, tricky videos from the band’s two previous albums (two really good records made up of ultra-slick synth rock with a real kick... more info

New Music Report: Metric, Doves

5499 days ago
Rolling StoneIn this week’s New Music Report, Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell takes a look at Metric’s new album Fantasies, and the band provides some insight into the writing of single “Gimme Sympathy” in a video interview. Metric’s Emily Haines an... more info

Apes And Androids + Heartbreak + Alex Metric

5499 days ago
Time Out, LondonHotly tipped Brooklynites work out their celestial, electronica-flourished psychedelia, showcased on last year's debut LP 'Blood Moon'. File next to MGMT, Beck, Bowie and Zappa. more info

Top Stories: April 8, 2009

5499 days ago
Rolling Stone• American Idol Goes Eighties • Remastered Beatles Catalog Due 9/9/09 • Eminem Mocks Spears, Palin in “We Made You” • Coldplay, Satriani “Vida” Fight Hits Court • Aerosmith Talk LP Delay, ZZ Top Tour • Trent Reznor Previews NIN iP... more info

Metric Go Acoustic at Rolling Stone, Plus Preview “Fantasies”

5500 days ago
Rolling StoneNext Tuesday, April 14th, the Emily Haines-fronted Canadian rock quartet Metric will release their fourth album, Fantasies. Half of the band — Haines and guitarist Jimmy Shaw — recently stopped by the Rolling Stone offices to perform “Gimme Sym... more info

Help, I’m alive

5501 days ago
Quick Before It MeltsReview of Metric's new album, Fantasies. more info

Shorties (Emily Haines, Jane Smiley, and more)

5503 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyAskMen.com interviews Metric's Emily Haines. Highest high in your career to date? I think most people would expect I would say two nights at Madison Square Garden with The Rolling Stones, which was pretty cool, but it’s better as... more info

Saturday supplemental

5503 days ago
Quick Before It MeltsFans of sophisticated French pop should stay up tonight and catch Phoenix on Saturday Night Live tonight.  The band will be playing selections from their forthcoming Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix album, set for a May 26 release.  “1901″ is some ... more info

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