Metric's 2005 release
Live It Out seems to have been conceived in a secret laboratory with the purpose of combining my favourite music fixations:
Female vocals + attitude filled lyrics + quiet/loud guitars = lethal cocktail.
Emily Haines oozes sexy immediacy as she delivers memorable soundbytes over a layer of jangly guitars and confident beats.
Momentarily dropping the reflective/spacey sound that the band was previously associated with from other releases, all worth pursuing, here
Metric seem intent on delivering their manifesto in the most direct fashion without sacrificing the many soaring dynamics that characterise their sound.
With new album
Fantasies out since April 2009 and every bit as good as their previous efforts
Metric are the musical equivalent of racing a million dollar car down the wrong way of a one way street.
