Upon hearing Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? for the first time nearly a decade ago, my first concern was an inability to discern why Metric wasn’t more popular. Specifically, why was I only ...

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No matter what this review says, I can guarantee you that devotees of Metric and the band’s frontwoman, Emily Haines, will continue to drink the Metric Kool-Aid. If the band’s new album, “Synthetica,” ...

Metric’s fifth studio album, Synthetica, shifts gears from where the band left off on 2009’s Fantasies, offering an unmistakably heavy, almost gloomy aesthetic that features a toned-down energy and ...

Prior to the release of the band’s fifth studio album, frontwoman Emily Haines declared to her fans that “Synthetica” is about “forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally ...

As Metric’s Emily Haines wrote in a letter to fans in late February, the band’s June 12 album Synthetica, “is about forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally stand still ...

It's finally here. Fellow Canadians and indie-synth rock icons Metric, led by Emily Haines' sublime talent, are all set to release 'Synthetica' tomorrow, three long years after their last studio album ...

It would be unchivalrous to reveal the singer's age, but it's closer to 40 than 30, and her band have maintained a steady upward trajectory since 1998. Their last album, 2009's Fantasies, sold half a ...

It’s a shock to realise that Metric have been putting out records since 2001, even more so when you consider that Synthetica will only be their 5th album proper, not counting all those remixes, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Emily Haines calmly declares at the end of “Synthetica” that she once ...

Unlike Broken Social Scene — her besties in the very social scene from which she sprang — Emily Haines has never seemed destined for anonymity. Since 2003, when she presented the world at large with ...

Canadian synth-rock maestros Metric return with their fifth studio album Synthetica… Pre-destined to sit in the shadow of 2009's formidable Fantasies it may be, but if advance promotion tactics are ...