Fans of Canadian sadpop will be delighted to learn that one of the busiest bands in indie rock ‘n’ roll, Metric, are back with another LP on their own label, Metric Music International (in partnership with Mom + Pop in the US). The Toronto-based foursome’s latest, Synthetica, drops on June 12. It will be the band’s fifth studio album. Recorded at New York’s fabled Electric Lady Studios, Synthetica was produced by Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw and mixed by John O’Mahony (The Cribs, Alberta Cross, Kaiser Chiefs, and Coldplay, yes… Coldplay).
Metric’s previous album, Fantasies, was a game changer for band members Emily Haines, Jimmy Shaw, Joules Scott Key, and Joshua Winstead. Metric became the first artists ever to score a Top 20 hit on the US commercial music charts without the backing of a big-time, big bucks traditional label. On the Fantasies tour, Metric continued to headline festivals around the globe and sell out shows — all kind of par for the course with these guys — but they also picked up a couple of Juno Awards, performed for the Queen of England, wrote the theme song for sparkly Mormon vampire love epic Twilight: Eclipse, and wrote a score for David Cronenberg. The band’s huge success with self-releasing Fantasies has given them the leeway to do pretty much whatever the f&^* they want to with Synthetica, but one thing’s for sure; like Super America, this band never stops. Watch this space for tour and tracklisting details as they’re announced.
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