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October 8, 2007

New Metric - "Stadium Love" / "Standing In Line" / "Gimme Sympathy" / "Freddy" / "Twilight" (Live At MySpace Secret Show)

After spending some time satisfying the solo act impulse, Emily's back to BSS affiliates Metric, and it seems like the Canadians are closer to a new record than we'd realized. This past Thursday, Metric teamed with MySpace for a 'Hey, Play This!' show, a live webcast of an LA gig during which MySpacers IM song requests. Cute idea, although it looks like Emily, Jimmy et al made plenty of executive decisions in disregard of the request line, treating the kids to at least five new tracks.


[Photo by Andrew Kendall]

"Stadium Love"'s one, and true to name, it's built for the big rooms (Jimmy jabbing at his guitar arena-rock style, eighth-note crash-cymbal bashes at the pre-chorus, etc.). We've said before that this is a band poised for the big time -- what with Emily's presence, voice, face, and their signature sound -- just a song away; don't force it though, Metric. Gone is the sex and synth of their nighttime new wave, instead aiming broad and back at the cheap seats. On that song, at least. The rest are rather awesome.

"Standing In Line" reintroduces some of the stylish subtlety while still rocking; "Freddy" chimes and swells without pandering; "Joy Ride" offers pulsing, off-kilter synth pop; while "Gimme Sympathy" asks "After all this is done who would you rather be, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?" Based on that early '06 tour and their succexy-ness, we think Em's got that answered. Check vid stream captures of the new tunes at Web Vomit.

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Hm, "Stadium Love" vaguely reminds me of Yeah Yeah Yeahs... I think it has something to do with Emily's inflection on the words "stadium love," and the guitar sound.

Posted by: bob at 10/08/07 3:51 PM | Reply
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when i saw them in detroit a couple weeks back, they played all these. it sounded really good, and they put a lot of energy into it. i'm not sure who's more excited that they're putting this album out: them or me.

Posted by: autumn at 10/08/07 3:52 PM | Reply
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Yeah, I like them on record, but I *love* them live... amazing... Emily has terrific stage presence!

Posted by: bob at 10/08/07 3:57 PM | Reply
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They played these at my school (Brock U) a couple of weeks ago. They sounded amazing, especially "Gimme Sympathy".

Posted by: omg at 10/08/07 4:02 PM | Reply
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Is there are more beautiful woman in rock n' roll than Emily Haines? I think not.

Posted by: xx at 10/08/07 4:28 PM | Reply
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these songs are languid and boring


blah.

Posted by: gjd at 10/08/07 4:56 PM | Reply
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huge chins are hot!

Posted by: max at 10/08/07 5:09 PM | Reply
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I saw Metric this last weekend at the Download Festival at the Shoreline near San Francisco, and they played these new songs, and they were, as usual, amazing!!!!

Posted by: Niki at 10/08/07 7:25 PM | Reply
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I saw them the day before in San Diego, the new stuff sounded MUCH better live at a real show then that somewhat sterilize myspace setting.

Posted by: kurisub at 10/08/07 10:59 PM | Reply
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lol i started a string of "i saw them here"s

Posted by: autumn at 10/08/07 11:06 PM | Reply
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A man's chest is hotter!

Posted by: dook at 10/08/07 11:27 PM | Reply
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I know that myspace is THE place for bands. And i know that Metric still makes good music regardless.

But when i see myspace exclusive shit from bands i love, i still die a little inside.

Posted by: Elliot at 10/09/07 1:48 AM | Reply
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Today when I logged into MySpace I saw one of those "Newcomer Alert" things. It was Emily Haines.

FUCKING NEWCOMER MY ASS!!!

Anyway, I'm very excited for a new Metric album. It's been positively forever.

Posted by: RR at 10/09/07 5:38 AM | Reply
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Too bad she's too big of a selfish bitch to ever make it big. That's not a way to win the love.

Posted by: zztop at 10/09/07 4:27 PM | Reply
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aldactone online

Posted by: HsvsRsvsesv at 04/19/08 9:54 AM | Reply
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