Metric have shared their new single ‘Who Would You Be For Me’ and introduced a handful of intimate UK and EU gigs.
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‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is the third single Metric – comprised of frontwoman Emily Haines, guitarist James Shaw, bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key – have launched from their forthcoming album ‘Formentera II’. It follows ‘Nothing Is Excellent‘ and ‘Simply This As soon as‘.
Talking of the observe in a press launch, Haines stated: “‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is a throwback lullaby set in NYC in 2002. All of the motion takes place in Tompkins Sq. Park, in a subway automotive, and on the café on St. Marks Place the place I labored as a waitress once we have been getting our begin.”
She continued: “Computerized behaviors and patterns are sometimes pretty straightforward to flag in others, however could be a riddle to identify in your self. In life and in love, all of the emphasis in your thoughts can default to being what another person desires till it dawns on you to contemplate your individual need. I could possibly be the woman for you, however who would you be for me?”
The band are additionally celebrating the twentieth anniversary of their debut LP ‘Previous World Underground, The place Are You Now?’. In it’s honour, they’ve re-issued the album on vinyl with new coloration variants akin to neon violet, scorching pink and tangerine. Go to right here to buy a replica.
Metric can be enjoying a handful of intimate exhibits in celebration of the album’s twentieth anniversary. They are going to be making stops in London, Paris and Berlin after enjoying at a few of their favorite golf equipment within the US. Try a full record of dates beneath and go to right here for tickets.
Metric’s intimate present dates are:
October
10 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
12 – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA
14 – The Live performance Corridor – Toronto, ONT
17- The Courtyard Theatre, London
19 – Etoile, Paris
21 – Privat Klub, Berlin
The band’s upcoming album ‘Formentera II’ is ready for launch on October 13 through Metric Music Worldwide/Thirty Tigers. Pre-order the LP right here. It follows their 2022 album ‘Formentera’.
In a four-star overview of their 2022 LP, NME‘s Rhian Daly shared: “‘Formentera’ is an train in making an attempt to let go till it hits the title observe. ‘What Feels Like Eternity’ grows in energy, its refrain adopting a tunnel imaginative and prescient strategy as Haines narrates over zipping guitars: “Head down / Don’t search for / I grind alongside.” When chiming guitar melodies burst by way of in direction of its finish, it appears like a breakthrough; just like the battle to get by way of to raised days is nearly gained.”
She continued: “The orchestral intro of the title observe solely reinforces that, bringing some stillness and calm after the tense and anxious storm. “Why not simply let go?” Haines asks later. “The stakes will not be my very own / On Formentera seaside / Why not stroll away?”
