Name: Metric Progress Report: Emily Haines talks about the making of Synthetica. Since releasing their first album back in 2003, Metric has proven itself to be the little band that could. Even…   Read Story »

Last month, Canadian indie-poppers Metric debuted their stomping new single "Youth Without Youth," a song about a generation drowning in debt. And now Rolling Stone has posted a video of the band's…   Read Story »

Canadian popsters Metric are back with a drum-heavy, anthemic new jam called "Youth Without Youth," which serves as the first single from their forthcoming album Synthetica. Listen to a stream of the…   Read Story »

Earlier today, Metric announced the details for their new album Synthetica. It's out in June, and there's all sorts of teasers and Internet-friendly curios regarding Synthetica at their website. It's…   Read Story »

Even if you're not a fan (I'm not) you gotta give Green Day credit, first for introducing Lookout! to mall-punks back in the day, later for showcasing political awareness on an MTV-sized scale. Now…   Read Story »

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse made over $68 million last night, and is sold out until Christmas, so this Metric video, for their contribution to the Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack, may be the closest you…   Read Story »

You heard Vampire Weekend's "Jonathan Low" (one of VW's top three songs about vampires) and before that Muse's “Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)” (inescapable at vampire proms this…   Read Story »

Metric's Fantasies came out a little over a year ago, but the band's still releasing new videos for the album. "Help, I'm Alive" and "Sick Muse" got videos last year, and they released the official…   Read Story »

After Thom Yorke, Bon Iver & St. Vincent, and Grizzly Bear & Beach House made soundtracks to multi-million dollar hormonal-teenage-vampires-in-love franchises a safe place for indie artists…   Read Story »

We saw a bunch of bands this past week. Not every set was memorable, but there were more than enough highlights to make the stiff necks and barking feet worth it. Here's Wednesday, Thursday,…   Read Story »