{"id":1986,"date":"2008-08-24T12:24:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T17:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2008-08-24T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T17:24:36","slug":"metric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/artist-of-the-day\/08\/24\/metric\/","title":{"rendered":"Metric"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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