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Toronto, Canada (1998 – present)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto in 1998 and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, keyboards), James Shaw (guitar), Josh Winstead (bass) and Joules Scott-Key (drums). They have embraced an eclectic and adventurous outlook, the group’s music encompasses elements of indie rock, new wave, and dance music. Metric have released four albums to date Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, Live It Out, Grow Up And Blow Away and Fantasies.
Haines and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on albums by Stars, The Crystal Method, kc accidental, Delerium, The Stills, and Jason Collett. Scott-Key and Winstead have their own side project, bang lime, and Haines has released two solo albums under the name Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton.
Their songs “Monster Hospital”, “Police and the Private”, “Blindness” and “Front Row” have been used on the television show Grey’s Anatomy. “Monster Hospital” has also been used in CSI: Miami and “Gold Gun Girls” has been used on Gossip Girl, Zombieland and Entourage. Gossip Girl also featured “Gimme Sympathy” in the same episode.
Their latest album, Fantasies, was released in 2009. This album has been shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
Haines and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on albums by Stars, The Crystal Method, kc accidental, Delerium, The Stills, and Jason Collett. Scott-Key and Winstead have their own side project, bang lime, and Haines has released two solo albums under the name Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton.
Their songs “Monster Hospital”, “Police and the Private”, “Blindness” and “Front Row” have been used on the television show Grey’s Anatomy. “Monster Hospital” has also been used in CSI: Miami and “Gold Gun Girls” has been used on Gossip Girl, Zombieland and Entourage. Gossip Girl also featured “Gimme Sympathy” in the same episode.
Their latest album, Fantasies, was released in 2009. This album has been shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.
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Old World Underground, Where Are You Now
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koesamaa wrote:
black sheep is addictive D:
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Ehdoughcheebah wrote:
Yeah, because they hadn't played a show in New Orleans since VooDoo of 2004. I couldn't go see them or even go to VooDoo due to [Hurr.] family issues for one, and I was too young to really go without someone with me anyway. Shame I couldn't see them before Fantasies though, all I've ever heard is how much of a proper concert experience it was.
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Imissmysky wrote:
also i'd love to see them live! i've only seen emily solo a few years ago which was amazing.
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Imissmysky wrote:
ah metric i absolutely love you, 'grow up and blow away' is one of the best albums ever, ever, ever.
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Iwantdrmartens wrote:
Handshakes is great, 'buy this car to drive to work, drive to work to pay for this car' is one of the best Metric lines, for sure. The OOOooOOOooOOoo part kills it though. Honestly, I don't like Gimme Sympathy. :x Love Is A Place ftw!
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musiclovesme wrote:
yup edough, i think you saw them the first time they were on their fantasies tour right? that was my first time. :( i say sad face because i have some youtube favorites of her singing wet blanket and poster of a girl but she did it differently. ah, it was live at metropolis. the way she plays the synth at the end just makes me burst. so she played pretty much all the songs on fantasy and then almost all of live it out. lol as i type this gimmie sympathy comes on my itunes. i just usually let it shuffle unless i'm in a mood.
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Federovic wrote:
Satellite Mind,Blindness and Gimme Sympathy.and i am still looking forward to see Metric live.Damn.
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Ehdoughcheebah wrote:
Yeah, they played Empty at my last gig too. AND Dead Disco AND Handshakes AND Poster of a Girl. But I would love to see that show in it's entirely live again.
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Iwantdrmartens wrote:
Lucky! I'd think they wouldn't play Empty much but I still haven't seen Emily live, I'd love to even have a conversation with her. And yeah! RB3 actually has a very tasteful setlist c:
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Gullimont wrote:
The first few times you heard the song its a nice build-up as you said fluffy bear on stakes. I guess its just the relentless repetitive nature of it that got to me after awhile. Repetition can certainly work with me but it normally has to be heavily guitar or trip-hop based. Agree on trying to choose a favourite Fantasies song, a thankless task. I normally throw a dart at it and choose the random hit.....................and then have to buy a new CD.
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musiclovesme wrote:
i can't choose my favorite off of fantasy. i'd say gold guns girls, sick muse, and satellite mind are my favs.
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musiclovesme wrote:
edough i LOVEEEEEEEEEEE the twist but i don't think it's a concert song because of it's slow rhythm.
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musiclovesme wrote:
really gullimont? the first 40 seconds get me jacked up. it's like i know it's coming and has great sing along/communal feeling part to it.
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musiclovesme wrote:
when i saw them last year they played empty.
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kuki_kambara wrote:
Well, I really would be happy just to see them live, at least once, regardless of what songs they play, I can't be picky, can I?
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Ehdoughcheebah wrote:
Twilight Galaxy is the best song off of Fantasies live, no lie. It's fucking beautiful.
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kuki_kambara wrote:
@Iwantdrmartens: Wait, what? I am SO buying Rock Band 3 woohoo! And yeah, I would agree that The Twist must be amazing live.
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XMagicanX wrote:
Woah. I just found them after a friend told me about them. And I'm...amazed. Twilight Galaxy is just perfect.
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Ehdoughcheebah wrote:
Dead Disco is massive live. It was also my first Metric song, so. But Handshakes is like. Godly live as well. Such a great tune to dance to live. But songs I haven't seen and I wanna see live would be Love is a Place, The Twist and / or Hustle Rose.
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Iwantdrmartens wrote:
Alright, but a long paragraph worth of trying to validate your argument gets annoying after the billionth time. MOVING ON. And I'd love to hear Empty, since it's my favorite but Dead Disco or Combat Baby would be fun to hear live. Combat Baby's gonna be in Rock Band 3! :}
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Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH, Columbus, United States
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Metric
Cannery Ballroom, Nashville TN, United States
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METRIC + Lyric Legend
8 Sep 2010 | from www.ilovemetric.com/site/
Hey everyone! Metric songs are featured in a new iTunes app called Lyric Legend. If you like rhythm games like Tap Tap Revenge and want to try it out with our lyrics, check it out here!
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