Blog: AudioCred

Metric is an odd case. A holdover from the halcyon days of early-2000s post-punk revival bands, these Canadians never quite fit that label, despite scooping up some of the same fans and touring with bands like Bloc Party. Metric was always strictly a synth-infused indie-pop band — with the emphasis squarely on "pop" — and while their initial release, 20032s Old World Underground, Where Are You Now , went gold in their homeland and garnered them some critical praise over here, they never really broke any boundaries or made much of an impact. On [...]