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Toronto, Canada (1998 – present)

Metric is an band formed in 1998 at Toronto, Canada and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, synthesizers), James Shaw (guitars), Josh Winstead (bass) and Joules Scott-Key (drums). Initially Metric was a duo made up by Haines and Shaw, then in 2001 Winstead and Scott-Key joined the band. They took the name “Metric” in 1999 after a synthesizer beat that Shaw used on his sampler and as a reference to their musical precision. The group’s music encompasses elements of , and music.

Besides Metric, Emily Haines and James Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene. Joules Scott-Key and Joshua Winstead have their own side project, bang lime. Emily Haines released her debut album Cut In Half and Also Double in 1996 and two records under the moniker Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton: the album Knives Don’t Have Your Back in 2006 and the 6-track EP What Is Free To A Good Home? in 2007. She also has been a guest on albums by Stars, The Crystal Method, kc accidental, Delerium, The Stills and Jason Collett.

Emily Haines was born in New Delhi, India and raised since the age of 3 in Peterborough, Ontario. The daughter of poet Paul Haines grew up as a dual citizen of Canada and India. Her father would often make cassettes of rare and eclectic music for his daughter to listen to and her early influences included Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt. By her teens she followed her parents’ footsteps by attending the Etobicoke School of the Arts. There she met Amy Millan and Kevin Drew, with whom she would later collaborate in hHead.
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  • kuki_kambara

    Speed the Collapse is way better than Youth Without Youth! You can get a download by pre ordering Synthetica at their web store.

    18 minutes ago
  • sushibrain

    They're flawless.

    yesterday afternoon
  • lucasmtheus

    @ind844 so good to hear that.

    Sunday afternoon
  • ind844

    I heard the whole of Synthetica live last night, at a preview show in Montréal... Trust me, you guys are gonna love it.

    Saturday evening
  • behold-aiwass

    Their music affects me in cosmic ways. They're wonderful.

    Saturday evening
  • mehdi483

    Grow up and Blow Away ♥

    Saturday afternoon
  • zomgkris

    @andrehvg it will grow on you like a fungus and one day it'll be your favourite

    Friday morning
  • babsie94

    Black sheep is the shit.

    Wednesday afternoon
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"Cosmopolis" Film Score & Fantasies Flashbacks Announcement

11 Oct 2011 | from www.ilovemetric.com/site/

Hi everyone, We're writing with both good news and bad. The good news is that we've been working away on a new album at Giant Studios in Toronto and at Electric Lady in New York City. We're on …

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