Metric - Synthetica (2012)

Fourteen long years have been those who have lived Metric as a whole. Throughout this time the band Emily Haines scathing lived a progression that has led them to explode ("Live It Out", released in 2005) and elevate his career with a spectacular "Fantasies" that put the expectations very, very high facing a new LP of Toronto. The quartet, which are ready for a while, have taken almost 1500 days in release his long-awaited album but finally the wait is worth it, "Synthetica" is as much or more than you wanted to hear some time ago for the present 2012.
The shift of sound that has come Metric "Synthetica" on "Fantasies" is not overwhelming, but if considerable. Of those cyclical melodies power bases we have moved to more powerful rhythm reminiscent of a hard and ripped version of beats explosive view of "Supernature" by Goldfrapp. Is it more curious about it? This stage we are enjoying the peak of maturity of a band and began to war with its rhythms more "upbeat" in early 2001. The first single 'Youth Without Youth' is a reflection of this new left hook that since the absolute experience is propinando electrorock the media training.
The new sound experience starts with gallons Metric 'Artificial Nocturne', a dense and synthesized each second piece that will grow up to create a bewitching power threshold of smoke and that it will serve to wrap the rest of the album. The theme of the lyrics of "Synthetica" he describes a world in which humans Fist fighting with technology, and that content is a natural fit for a melody that is postulated between the voice of Emily and crushing rhythmic bases administered by Joshua, James and Joules.
Among the songs on the album can be enjoyed mainly highlight three: the explosive and expansive 'Speed ​​The Collapse', the brutally direct 'Dreams So Real' and 'Breathing Underwater', where we take Emily's hand and, with us , fly over the beautiful coast of Canada. Also deserve comment the eponymous 'Synthetica' (this goes for single) and 'Lost Kitten' showing looks very sweet but with lines like "... i was looking for a hooker, Then I found you ..." (I was looking a whore and finally I found you) makes it clear that we were playing a Metric doubleheader satirical content and melody. On the other hand 'The Wanderlust' can play well with an emphasis eighties that exploits the combined vowel tacked between Lou Reed and our dear friend and sexy blonde.
Trust this group is the best we could have done. After four long years of waiting "Synthetica" has appeared, showing again the sound repertoire flexibly and effectively how well characterized the quartet in the last decade. Grimes ¿? Sleigh Bells? All new groups have their place in the market but Metric is back, claimed their space in a kingdom that still insisted Haines emblematic climb step by step.