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Metric have shared their new single ‘Who Would You Be For Me’ and announced a handful of intimate UK and EU gigs.‘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 released from their forthcoming album ‘Formentera II’. It follows ‘Nothing Is Perfect‘ and ‘Just This Once‘.Speaking of the track in a press release, Haines said: “‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is a throwback lullaby set in NYC in 2002.

Metric have released a new single, ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ and its accompanying music video.Released on Friday (August 11), ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ serves as the second preview of the band’s upcoming album ‘Formentera II’. The recently released track is a mostly acoustic cut, with vocalist Emily Haines singing about being stuck in a relationship where one feels stuck in a rut, and isn’t necessarily happy or unhappy.Watch the music video for ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ below.The music video for ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ – directed by Justin Broadbent, who has filmed multiple Metric videos in the past – also features a tip of the hat to filmmakers such as David Lynch and Terrence Malick.Emily Haines said of the music video via a press release: “We worked with Justin Broadbent to create an atmospheric and surreal visual accompaniment to enhance the otherworldly mood of the song, with stylistic nods to Terrence Malick and David Lynch.

Metric have announced ‘Formentera II’, the follow-up to their 2022 album ‘Formentera’.The band took to social media on Friday (July 7) to announce the upcoming record. ‘Formentera II’, per the band’s announcement, is scheduled for release on October 13 via Metric Music International/Thirty Tigers. Pre-orders are now available and can be purchased here.Check out the announcement below.A post shared by M E T R I C (@metric)Along with announcing ‘Formentera II’, Metric have also released ‘Just The Once’ as the album’s first single.

Metric have announced tour dates in the UK and Ireland next year, in support of recently released new album ‘Formentera’.“One of the high points of 2022 for us has been working on putting everything together for ‘The Doomscroller Tour’”, says frontwoman Emily Haines. “We’re crafting a setlist based on fan favourites, including deep cuts from [2005 album] ‘Live it Out’ and [2003 debut] ‘Old World [Underground]’, and it’s been wild to see how the new songs from ‘Formentera’ flow with the classics from [2009’] Fantasies’ and [2012’s] ‘Synthetica’”.“I’m really happy with the venues we chose”, she goes on.

Metric have spoken about how their new album ‘Formentera’ helped the band move forward through the uncertainty of the pandemic – while also reflecting on their two decades in music and the indie sleaze phenomenon.Speaking to NME in the run-up to the release of their eighth album, frontwoman Emily Haines described the new release, which arrives on Friday (July 8), as “probably the most important record that we can make other than our first album”.“Logistically, we could not get our band across the border and that was the longest we’ve gone without playing a show since we started,” Haines explained of working on the record during the pandemic. “There was a sense that this could actually be it – a lot of people are not going to bounce back in our industry.

Metric have released a new video for their track ‘What Feels Like Eternity’. Watch the clip below.The track is the latest preview of the four-piece’s forthcoming new album ‘Formentera’, which is set for release on July 8, and is the follow-up to the band’s 2018 release ‘Art Of Doubt‘.

Japanese Breakfast recently joined New York chiptune-based rockers Anamanaguchi to perform a cover of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World song ‘Black Sheep’.The original version of the song was written by Metric for the 2010 film adaptation of Scott Pilgrim Vs.

Metric have shared the 10-minute music video for their new single ‘Doomscroller’ – you can watch the clip below.The track is the second preview of the four-piece’s forthcoming new album ‘Formentera’, which is set for release on July 8.Metric have today (May 18) shared the Justin Broadbent-directed video for ‘Doomscroller’, which has been described as “a sonic 10-minute voyage that transports you into a ‘high-speed chase through the wild terrain of modern life'”.“Justin captured rare studio footage of the recording of ‘Doomscroller’ and we used it like a visual anchor, as evocative places outside the room keep creeping in,” Metric’s Emily Haines said in a statement about the band’s new video, which you can watch below.“These traces of life on earth that appear and disappear throughout the song subtly mirror the shifting moods of the music.”The band have also announced details of their new Metric mobile app, which can be downloaded here and provides access to limited edition vinyl, exclusive content, tickets and more.“Metric has been working on an app to streamline the essentials and also to create a space where we can get off the usual platforms and stay in touch directly with people who know why they are there,” Haines added. “Cutting through the noise is something we’ve done since the beginning so this app feels natural.” Metric will embark on a North American tour in August in support of ‘Formentera’, with UK and European dates set to be announced soon.

Metric have announced details of their eighth studio album ‘Formentera’ and shared lead single ‘All Comes Crashing’ as well as announcing a massive North American tour – get tickets here.‘Formentera’ is the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Art Of Doubt’ and is set for release July 8.The announcement comes alongside the release of fiery new single ‘All Comes Crashing’. Check it out here:Speaking about the “end of days banger” track, vocalist Emily Haines said: “Not everyone has a conventional life with conventional relationships.