(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Critically acclaimed Canadian group Metric recently kicked off a 38-date run of live performances in arenas across North America as special guests on the reunion tour of legendary artist the Smashing Pumpkins. The tour comes to the tri-state area with shows at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 28; Madison Square Garden in New York City on August 1st; and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on August 2nd. Metric is also getting ready to release their seventh full-length studio album September 21 via MMI/Crystal Math Music.
The band's latest single is "Dark Saturday." A video for the single, directed by Justin Broadbent, was released on July 17th. The upcoming album is available for pre-order at ilovemetricstore.com.
“This is our seventh album as a band,” says iconic frontwoman Emily Haines, “and we wanted the first song people heard from it to be ‘Dark Saturday’ as a sonic heads up that our guitars are back in force. Lyrically, the song depicts a dystopian nightlife scene of gaudy wealth where oblivious party girls say nauseating things like, ‘I’m so rich everything’s free.’”
For the first time in the band’s last three albums, guitarist Jimmy Shaw did not co-produce, preferring to turn over the producer mantle to first time collaborator Justin Meldal-Johnsen whose many other musical collaborations include M83, Beck and Nine Inch Nails. The album—which was recorded at Metric’s own Giant Studio in Toronto—was mixed by first time collaborator Tony Hoffer, whose countless credits include Phoenix, Depeche Mode and Air.
“Justin was just what we needed in a producer for this album,” notes Shaw. “He really saw every band member eye to eye and was able to capture what we each do best. It was something I realized I couldn’t do at this stage, having been in the band for so long. We were finally able to focus on just playing again, as we did at the start. Making this album brought us together in a way we hadn’t been for quite some time and I think you can hear it in the music.”
While no title, artwork or track listing have been revealed, the band is launching a pre-order campaign from their website with a variety of bundle options available. Fans who pre-order early will receive a signed, limited edition “Dark Saturday” 7” flexi-disc vinyl with their purchase at no extra cost, available only while supplies last.
All pre-orders come with an immediate download of “Dark Saturday” and will ship to arrive in time for release day. A minimum of two additional tracks will be available for download prior to that.
photo credit Justin Broadbent
