Metric

Metric is a Canadian New Wave/indie rock band. Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto, Ontario and Oakland, California.

The band consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the synthesizer), guitarist James Shaw, bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key. Their first full-length album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was released in 2003 and earned the Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Live It Out was released on October 4, 2005 and was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of The Year and once again the Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album.

Their newest album Grow Up and Blow Away was released on June 26, 2007 under record label Last Gang Records. Comprised of songs previously recorded for Rykodisc Records in the late 1990’s but never released due to internal changes at the company.

Haines and Shaw also perform with Broken Social Scene, and Haines has been a guest on albums by Stars, KC Accidental, The Stills, and Jason Collett. Scott-Key and Winstead have their own side project, Bang Lime, and Haines has released a solo album and companion EP, Knives Don’t Have Your Back and What Is Free To A Good Home? respectively, under the name Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton.

See Also: Metric @ All Points West, Songs For The Broken-Hearted, Metric, and Broken Social Scene Presents Brendan Canning, “…Something For Everyone”.

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