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With 'Fantasies,' Metric Has Assumed Control of its Own Destinynew

Without by-the-book label executives to answer to, or an out-of-touch A&R department breathing down its back, Metric revelled in the opportunity to be more daring in its musical choices this time around.
The Georgia Straight  |  Jenny Charlesworth  |  07-27-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Metric's Fourth Album Has Vitality and Charmnew

Built around guitar and keyboard riffs, Fantasies is densely layered, at times frantic and moody, but always with a bright, new-wave sheen.
Tucson Weekly  |  Eric Swedlund  |  06-25-2009  |  Reviews

Metric's Emily Haines Doesn't Want Her Face on the Side of a Busnew

Frontwoman Emily Haines happily dismisses her industry's conventions: "As much as it would have been nice at some point along the line for Metric to get a nice, big push from a label, in retrospect I'm grateful that we didn't."
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Jason Notte  |  06-09-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

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