
Metric is set to release their highly anticipated new ' Synthetica ' on June 12th and the Canadian rockers have surfaced details about the project including artwork (above) and tracklisting which you can read below. First single 'Youth Without Youth' will see daylight on May 1st. Synthetica Tracklisting: Artificial Nocturne Youth Without Youth Speed The Collapse Breathing Underwater Dreams So Real Lost Kitten The Void Synthetica Clone The Wanderlust Nothing But Time

METRIC has revealed further details surrounding the release of their fifth, full-length studio album Synthetica . Synthetica will be self-released globally on the band's own label (MMI), through a collection of joint venture partnerships and enhanced distribution deals with companies including Mom + Pop Music in the USA, ATC Management in the UK, PIAS for continental Europe, Asia and Africa, Universal Music in Canada, Arts & Crafts in Mexico, Lab 344 in South America and Create/Control for Australia & New ...
Metric are gearing up for the June release of their fifth album Synthetica by hitting the festival circuit as well as the exclusive radio live set circuit pretty hard. New York NPR affiliate caught some recent fruits of the latter, namely the band's cover of Tom Waits' apocalyptic classic "Strange Weather." Frontwoman Emily Haines and multi-instrumentalist James Shaw on the piano deliver a take that sounds – and we mean this in the best way possible – like something you'd expect to hear in a dark bar at the end of [...]

That's the album art for the new Metric album, Synthetica , their fifth full-length album set to release through their own label (MMI) set to release on June 12th. Metric has also revealed the track list for Synthetica . The first single, "Youth Without Youth", will be released digitally on May 1st. Check out the album's 11 song titles below. Read more »

Tom Waits já ganhou diversas interepretações de suas músicas. Até a atriz Scarlett Johansson já gravoou algumas de suas faixas. Agora foi a vez do Metric fazer um bonito cover de música Strange Weather , faixa presente no álbum Bi g Time (1988). A gravação faz parte de uma sessão em que a banda participou para um programa da rádio nova iorquina WFUV Public Radio. Acompanhada apenas de um piano, Emily Haines dá um tom doce e sútil à canção que a deixa ainda mais româtica do que sua versão orginial.
Rather than taking on the great, inimitable Tom Waits, Metric's Emily Haines channels Marianne Faithfull's 1987 version of this Big Time cut for WFUV . All hushed piano, chilling vocals, and a mood that - in more recent memory - conjures the vibe of Alison Mosshart's "The Last Goodbye" for KCRW last year, the result is one of the best covers of this tune around. Thanks to NJ Underground for the find. Check out the video below:

Indie rockers Metric recently laid down a cover of Tom Waits' "Strange Weather" for WFUV's indie offshoot The Alternate Side . Singer Emily Haines plays to her strengths, avoiding the sneer Waits gives the track on 19882s Big Time . Instead, she turns on the soul and delivers a haunted, sultry rendition over James Shaws' forlorn piano. Check out the in-studio performance below (via The NJ Underground ).

Emily Haines & Co. take on Waits.

El diario estadounidense Chicago Sun-Times reveló, antes de que lo hicieran los organizadores oficialmente, el lineup de Lollapalooza 2012 . Entre los artistas más convocantes del festival se encuentran los Red Hot Chili Peppers , Jack White , The Black Keys y los recientemente reunidos Black Sabbath . Lollapalooza , uno de los festivales de música más importantes actualmente – ciertamente uno [...]
Alex Metric & Charli XCX - End Of The World (Xilent Remix) (HD) (1080p) End Of The World by Alex Metric & Charli XCX remixed by Xilent
The official lineup officially hit last night, and you can check out the full list below. The Black Keys have really exploded up the lineup from being middle of the afternoon several years ago to being one of the 3 main headliners this year, even above a reunited Black Sabbath. Impressive. Other notables include Justice, At The Drive-In, The Weeknd, The Shins, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and a ton more. Check them all out below, and you can snag tickets at the official website . LOLLAPALOOZA - 2012 LINEUP Red Hot Chili [...]

It's finally arrived. The line up for Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the U.S., has been revealed and it's quite good. The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Black Sabbath will headline this year's festival. This will also be the only U.S. appearance for Sabbath this year. Additionally, Jack White, Justice and Avicii will also serve as headliners this year. Also appearing at Lolla will be At the Drive-In, Sigur Rós, Florence and the [...]
Lollapalooza 2012 takes places August 3-5th in Chicago's Grant Park. According to Chicago Sun-Times , Black Sabbath will top this year's bill, performing their only North American tour date of 2012. They'll be joined by fellow headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, The Black Keys, Justice, and Avicii. Other heavyweights include At the Drive-In, Sigur Rós, Florence and the Machine, The Shins, Justice, The Afghan Whigs, The Weeknd, M83, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino, Miike Snow, The Gaslight Anthem, Alabama Shakes, J. Cole, and Metric. [...]

by teepoo We're back with Remix Sundays! Here's some great remixes. Elite Gymnastics- Here, In Heaven (CFCF Remix)
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Warpaint, Beach House, Metric Song: Bayou - Leader of the Pack [download here ] What's so good? If their [...]
With the popularity of the Twilight series in both the box offices and the bookstore, it was only a matter of time before we found vampires creeping around in their very own TV series. In fact, we got two. While HBO's True Blood came first, the CW's Vampire Diaries had its finger closer to the pulse of the indie music blogosphere. Such was the case in Season 1. While vampire diehards got their dose of girl (Elena) meeting dreamy vampire (Stefan), and all the drama that follows a relationship between someone who is alive [...]

Cosmonaut Grechko is an indie-dance artist whose works have been under our radar for some time as he always managed to deliver quality pieces one after another. This remix is not exactly new but if it's good then it's good, right? The lush, chillwave-ish synth layers featured prominently in this song definitely goes along well with Emily's voice that seems to undergone a bit of lo-fi treatment. We love the relatively unorthodox arrangement as well, with the song seemingly composed in two segues ; each containing layers and layers of melodies, appearing and vanishing ever so smoothly.
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Canadians Metric have had 'Twilight Galaxy' reworked by MALO , an up-and-coming musician who hails from Florida. Taking the original and pumping it up with some killer beats, MALO has given'Twilight Galaxy' added bite that will see it take dancefloors by storm. Definitely a producer to watch out for, watch this space for more from MALO. The original of 'Twilight Galaxy' is featured on Metric's album 'Fantasies', available now. Metric - Twilight Galaxy (MALO Remix) Download audio file (Metric - Twilight Galaxy (MALO Remix).mp3)

Unblocked and deterred from Facebook's mighty hand-fu grip, Metric hires in the near Alison Goldfrapp sounding vocalist, Emily Haines for a chief aide memoire about 'Twilight Galaxies' mystical and keepsake attraction. Florida's MALO retains its Original potency, powering up a well bodied kick drum and blessing its depth full of electro-chord richness. With plenty of beats per minute boost, MALO makes a vigour Avatar from out of a vintage looking Vampire. Good job. METRIC – Twilight Galaxy (MALO Remix)