Metric To Release New Album In June

Yes, it’s finally happening. We’ve waited patiently, even quietly (when not crooning along to 2009’s Fantasies) and now we have word- in June we can get our dirty hands on METRIC’s latest, Synthetica.

Recorded at their own studio in Toronto and in New York, Synthetica is set to follow in big sister’s footsteps. Heartthrob frontwoman Emily Haines tells us to expect songs about...

“insomnia, fucking up, fashion, all the devices and gadgets attached to our brains, getting wasted, watching people die in other countries, watching people die in your own country, dancing your ass off, questioning the cops, poetic justice, standing up for yourself, sex, the apocalypse, doing some stupid shit and totally regretting it but then telling everyone it made you stronger, leaving town as a solution to unsolvable problems, owning your actions and owning your time."

Metric have been capturing hearts since 1998. For my own sake, I hope they’ve been taking good care of them. After the success and utter gorgeousness of Fantasies, I expect some synth-laden indie gold. Here’s hoping.

Words by Hannah Story.