I was listening to fantasies for the first time in a little bit and when I got to Blindness I was absolutely blindsided by how much the song feels like a bond theme. The vocal melodies and the themes almost seem to be alluding to it (Expecially the intro hook). I just wondered have thought this before, and if there is any reason it sounds as such.

Got my first tattoo in December 2024: the Art of Doubt album cover. It’s healed beautifully and is set to hold its form for many years to come.

I love Metric and Metric fans. It was fun seeing all of the Spotify round-up listens. Just a reminder to support Metric and other bands you love, it is best to purchase music directly from them.

Thank you 💖 ✊

How did those members of the metric team fare during the LA Fire? Hope everyone is coping ok!

I know they were on the same record label as Metric for a while, and both bands are based in Toronto. Crystal Castles also opened for some of Metric’s shows in 2007.

I checked out CC’s first two albums and I like most of the songs! The production is very over the top in some moments, but very impressive as a whole. But it also sucks because I checked out the history of the band and it’s incredibly dark and disturbing😞. I’m happy that Alice Glass left the band and is in a better place now.

Hey all, these are the results of the rankings. We had 25 people submit lists and ended up with 88 songs. Top 3 are Gimme Sympathy, Satellite Mind and Now or Never.

Hey all, been a Metric fan for a while but just found this subreddit. Over at the Florence and the Machine subreddit we had a kind of contest where everyone submitted their top ten songs. We organized the results and made a playlist. It was interesting seeing what everyone came up with and I was pleasantly surprised that Queen of Peace was the highest ranked song, rather than their more well-known singles.

Was wondering if ya'll would like to try the same thing for Metric. Just drop your top ten songs, ranked with 1 being the highest.

Imagine if I were someone who hasn’t dived much into the indie genre, and I just listened to anything on the radio. How would you, as a Metric fan, guide me with getting into Metric’s discog?

Rank their projects from most immediate to “the more listens, the more it grows on you”.

I've had the album digitally for years.

I read through their wiki obviously, but i want to hear some obscure tidbits from you guys! so drop any fun fact you know below long term fan

Hi fellow Metric aficionados!

I wanted to share a thought I’ve had ever since I’ve gotten into their music, to know if you also see this pattern in the lyrics of their songs. It seems to me that the themes of addiction, craving etc are central in Emily’s writing. 

There are some songs where I believe it is pretty obvious :

• Empty (sonically and lyrically, this song is to me about drug use)
• Just the once (becoming dependent and trying to escape it)
• Lost Kitten (Emily herself said it relates to those compulsives behaviours : don’t say yes if you can’t say no)
• Gold guns girls (more and more… is it ever gonna be enough?)
• Synthetica (the drugs are not who i am)

And others that are maybe more related to drug use & dependency : 

• Artifical nocturne (finding an escape)
• Satellite Mind (clearly psychedelic - i’m about to drop off - Emily also introduced this at Coachella saying people needed to go back to psychedelics lol)
• The shade (wanting to experience every thing, every feeling - Emily admittedly confessed it was a stoner rock tune)
• Too bad so sad (get me out of this state i’m in? finding more escapes)
• Poster of a girl & the twist (finding refuge in ephemeral relations?)

Even in some of the covers they’ve done - Perfect Day and Behind the Bars are beautiful examples. 

Although I appreciate that Emily’s writing is often cryptic and tries to be as universal as possible, I’ve always felt that these themes were central. But maybe I’m projecting, because this topic is very important to me and it is one of the reasons I’ve fallen in love with their music. I remember reading rumors that she may have personally struggled with such things, especially in the years after her dad’s passing, so maybe there’s something there.

Curious to hear your thoughts on the topic! Cheers x

EDIT : also that 'come back clean' song!

This is my first real attempt at graphic design but I wanted to make a poster of Metric and this is the final result!

I'm from the philippines. Synthetica was the album that got me into Metric. It would be nice to add it to my growing vinyl collection.