Rating: 80
Genre: Indie Rock
Metric had my number one release of 2009, and if you haven't heard Fantasies, all I can say is go and find it. So here we are, 3 years later and Metric has another amazing album. It leaped into the lead (so far) for my 2012 Album of the Year honors and it has a decent chance to stay there (though I hear No Doubt has an album coming this fall.Lead singer Emily Haines' voice is ant once sweet, powerful and sexy. Combined with the music, coming from the traditional rock combination of guitar, bass and drums, works so well together that I become totally mesmerized and I just can't stop listening!
Every song on the album is excellent. The two standouts for me are the pounding Youth Without Youth and the girlish Lost Kitten. Breathing Underwater and the driving title track Synthetica are also absolutely kickin'. Click the song titles to hear the tracks via youtube, or do yourself a favor and buy the whole album!
This is the 5th album in nine years for the band that generally calls Toronto home these days. Their backstory is complex, but worth the time, so, if you're interested, follow this link to the AMG write up on the band.
Spoiler alert: the liner notes have been printed in reverse image. But just because they care, they provide a mirrored film to help you read them. (It didn't)
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