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Formed in Toronto but, at various times, based in Montreal, London, New York and L.A., Metric are a band who have embraced an eclectic and adventurous outlook -- the group's music encompasses elements of synth pop, new wave, dance, rock, and electronic. Metric's fourth studio album, "Fantasies", 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, kc accidental, Delerium, The Stills, and Jason Collett. |
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Latest News in english
about Metric
Indie Stars Metric Play the Big Stage at Buzz Bake Sale Date: 01 Dec 2009
Broward-Palm Beach New Times -
Over the past two decades or so, the term indie rock has been so abused, it no longer stands for a way of being; we now use it to describe a particular sound or genre more than anything. But Metric, a Canadian synth-pop band that's carved a niche out of an amalgam of punk rock, disco, and ...
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Metric Rock La Zona Rosa Tonight with Band of Skulls Date: 01 Dec 2009
Austinist -
Photo: Justin Broadbent/ Metric myspace Metric w/Band of Skulls Tuesday, December 1 La Zona Rosa ( 612 W. 4th Street ) Sold out, doors 8pm, show 9pm [ info ] It's sometimes difficult to quiet high hopes and unrealistic expectations of what a favorite band will bring to the stage during a live performance. Metric fans may be facing this quandary as they await the Canadian indie rock outfit's ...
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11/25: Metric, Music and More Art Date: 25 Nov 2009
NBC Philadelphia -
Attend Thanksgiving Eve shows all night long.
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Today: H 9 /L 3 Date: 23 Nov 2009
Guelph Mercury -
With a sharp sound and image, they seem on the same trajectory that label mates Metric were on a few years ago, and their current cross-Canada tour opening for Matthew Good is a further step toward headlining theatres on their own.
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Metric fulfills 'Fantasies' on Lansdowne Date: 21 Nov 2009
Boston Herald -
Most of the indie dance rock bands that have oozed into the mainstream over the past decade haven't embraced their stardom. They've hidden behind their synthesizers...
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Calendar 11.18 – 11.25 Date: 18 Nov 2009
The Recorder -
MUSIC 11.18 Metric w/ Band of Skulls @ The Webster Hartford, Conn. $18 / 7 p.m. 11.19 Tip the Van w/ Strange Tribe and Johnny 9 and the Racers @ CCSU (Semesters) New Britain, Conn. Free / 9 p.m. 11.20 Less Than Jake @ The Webster Hartford, Conn. $20 / 6 p.m. 11.25 Melt-Banana @ The Space Hamden, Conn. $12 / 7 p.m. 12.1 Matisyahu @ The Webster Hartford, Conn. $25 / 7:00 p.m. FILM 11.18 Gomorrah ...
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This week's music: Metric reloaded Date: 13 Nov 2009
AsiaOne -
BANDS like Metric always catch you unawares. It's been four years since the band's last album, and it has resurfaced with an electro-pop zinger that knocks you out.
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107.7 The End's Deck the Hall Ball has a surprisingly good lineup Date: 10 Nov 2009
Seattle Times -
The End announced its Deck the Hall Ball lineup recently, and it's much better than expected: Metric, Phoenix, and Vampire Weekend.
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