In conjunction with its IMVU promotions, Metric released a five-track acoustic EP with the very literal title “Plug In, Plug Out.” The same songs are found on “Fantasies,” but the new ...

When Metric's Emily Haines and James Shaw, recently visited with The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali to play a special acoustic set from Synthetica (with a bonus cover of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan ...

Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric bring two beautiful ... is a kind of love letter to 80s new wave — but today's acoustic performance cuts from a different angle. The bandmates also ...

Last month, Canadian indie-poppers Metric debuted their stomping new single ... of the band's Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw doing an acoustic-plus-drum-machine version of the song, which translates ...

Now, Metric have another track ready to go ... This one is stripped-back and mostly acoustic, with Emily Haines singing over James Shaw’s guitar strums before some mellotron hums and perfectly ...

Metric have released a new single ‘Nothing Is Perfect’ plus an accompanying music video directed by Justin Broadbent. The song is an acoustic outlier that puts lead-singer Emily Haines’ vocals and ...

It will be interesting to see how much Metric manage to mine those types of tonal conflicts in acoustic-based song arrangements, and the upcoming album will likely shed new light on Pagans in Vegas.

on October 13 via Metric Music International/Thirty Tigers. Now they have shared its third single, “Who Would You Be For Me.” The band have also announced some new tour dates, including some acoustic ...

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we ...