Metric
Metric
is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band
has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los
Angeles. Metric consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the
synthesizer and guitar), guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the synthesizer
and theremin), bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key.
Their
first full-length album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was
released in 2003 and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album.
Live It Out was released on October 4, 2005 and was nominated for the 2006
Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of The Year and once again the Juno
Award nomination for Best Alternative Album.
The
first album the band recorded, Grow Up and Blow Away, was finally released on
June 26, 2007 by Last Gang Records. The album was originally recorded for
Restless Records, but got neglected when the label was bought out by Rykodisc.
Haines
and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on
albums by Stars, KC Accidental, The Stills, Jason Collett and Tiësto. Scott-Key
and Winstead have their own side project, Bang Lime, and Haines has released a
solo album and companion EP, Knives Don't Have Your Back and What Is Free to a
Good Home?, respectively, under the name Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton.
Their
fourth studio album Fantasies was released in Canada and the United States on
April 7, 2009. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian
Album of the Year, and won the Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Juno
Awards. Metric won as well in 2010 Group of the Year.
Their
fifth and most recent album Synthetica was released on June 12 2012.
Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres:
Indie rock, New Wave, Post-punk revival
Years
active 1998–present
Labels:
Metric Music International, Last Gang, Arts & Crafts (Mexico Only)
Members:
Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, Joules Scott-Key.
Pictures:
Song:
Concert:
Metric Live Concert 2009 Playing Gimme Sympathy & Sick Muse with lyrics
Interview:
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