MUSIC NEWS -Today, NYC/LA/Canadian electro/pop/rockers, METRIC announced their first round of tour dates (itinerary below break) to support the release of their 4th full-length studio album FANTASIES, their follow-up to 2007's must own, LIVE IT OUT. This new trek starts June 4 in Seattle at the Showbox. Additionally, the band announced that starting tomorrow, March 31, fans can buy the new album via iTunes before the April 14 street date! A full preview of the new album is also at the band's website ilovemetric !
Fantasies is already attracting a lot of attention due to the first single, "Help I'm Alive". It debuted at #1 on the radio industry e-newsletter, FMQB Top 25 Singles Chart for the US Specialty beating out the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Decemberists, which arrived the same week. Beyond "Help I'm Alive", Fantasies is full of compelling pop songs, of course, with Metric's unique slant. Grey's Anatomy (buy Grey's Anatomy dvds here) recently featured the song "Front Row" on an episode earlier this month, and the song "Sick Muse" was heard on KCRW's highly influential "Morning Becomes Eclectic."
The next single, "Gimme Sympathy" will have a ground breaking video with director Frank Borin. The entire 3:48 video was shot in one long take and can be viewed below on MNN. Fantasies was produced by Gavin Brown and Jimmy Shaw and mixed by Grammy nominated, long time friend and collaborator John O'Mahony (Coldplay, The Strokes).
Metric's 2009 US tour:
June 09-
4 Seattle Showbox
5 Portland, OR Wonder
6 San Francisco BFD
7 San Diego Independence jam
8 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
11 Denver Ogden
12 Lawrence Granada
13 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
14 Chicago Metro
15 Detroit St. Andrews
17 NYC, NY Terminal 5
18 Wash, DC 9:30 Club
19 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
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