Free Metric download

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by Sean Adams [Edit this content] ▾ 15 comments 10:01 August 23rd, 2006

Ahead of their performance at Reading/Leeds this weekend, we're offering you a free download from DrownedinSound Recordings' Metric. Some of you might have heard of them - either because of the buzz on the web, or because they are part of the Broken Social Scene collective - but you might not have heard them.

So without further ado, here (right click and save) is a free mp3 download of 'Glass Ceiling', taken from the Canadian quartet's critically-celebrated album Live It Out. Like what you hear? They play the following dates:

AUGUST
23 London Kings College + Adventures Close to Home, DrownedinSound.com & Guest DJs ‘til 1am
25 Leeds Festival (Radio1/NME stage ON STAGE APPROX 12.30PM)
27 Reading Festival (Radio1/NME stage ON STAGE APPROX 12.30PM)
28 Edinburgh T on the Fringe @ Cabaret Voltaire
29 Birmingham Bar Academy
30 Manchester Late Room

Tickets cost £9.50 in London, £8 in Edinburgh and £6 in Birmingham and Manchester.

Metric also perform on the DrownedinSound stage at the Iceland Airwaves festival in October, details here. They've a website at ilovemetric.com

Here's a youtube of Metric playing recent single 'Monster Hospital' taking over the streets of Toronto:

Get your free download here: 'Glass Ceiling'.

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In your "some of you might have heard of them" list...

...you forgot to mention "...because MTV2 is playing Monster Hospital every five seconds".

Mind you, I like the song. Will watch them at Reading...

Damian | 23 Aug '06, 10:30 | X | Reply

I've heard the album,

so I know it rules. :-D

SeymourMBA | 23 Aug '06, 10:30 | X | Reply

only thing that sucks

is that birmingham sold out.

freakeh @SeymourMBA | 23 Aug '06, 10:40 | X | Reply

going to kings tonight

they rock, the album is so good

jkicks | 23 Aug '06, 10:59 | X | Reply

ba

the moster hospital reminds me of "fought the law". it's quite catchy though, her voice kinda reminds me of Ginat Drag's lead singer a little bit! But they're pretty overrated

joekpoltergeist @Damian | 23 Aug '06, 11:28 | X | Reply

anyone know

whether the Kings College gig has sold out?

JonnyRockstar @jkicks | 23 Aug '06, 12:00 | X | Reply

...

yep.

distilledcleopie @freakeh | 23 Aug '06, 12:08 | X | Reply

...

she doesn't really sound like annie at all (gd).
metric are certainly not overrated. monster hospital definately isn't the best song off live it out, but they're amazing live and all their back catalogue is amazing. even emily's 1996 solo album is outstanding.

distilledcleopie @joekpoltergeist | 23 Aug '06, 12:09 | X | Reply

there may be some returns

call the venue.

sean @JonnyRockstar | 23 Aug '06, 12:12 | X | Reply

I sais it after I saw them live at wireless....

they are great, actually amazing. plus the guitarist looks like nicolas cage. dontcha think?

lemonbrickcombo | 23 Aug '06, 13:23 | X | Reply

I predict . ..

Everyone will fucking mental it to Monster Hospital at Reading and it will be track of the weekend.

RW12 | 23 Aug '06, 19:08 | X | Reply

sorry to say

I feel that Emily has lost a lot of her onstage passion during performances. It has all become too automated. Too much of a robot without much connection with the crowd. I've seen them twice in the UK, 2005 and 2006. Comparing those two performances with the 2003 one I saw in Sweden she doesn't look as happy and excited as she did then. And that was in front of a less than 20 people crowd.

Very Sad.

I hope she re-discovers the stage presence when doing her upcoming solo-stuff.

Eriktion | 23 Aug '06, 22:45 | X | Reply

Hi, I'm a new member!

Anyways...who doesn't love Metric! And Glass Ceiling is seriously not the best song off of Live It Out. But Live It Out is not my favourite album...I loved Old World Underground so much more. And I agree with the Emily losing her energy comment. I've seen them live a few times and recently, she looks like she's just not that into it anymore...as in way less energetic. Anyways, I'm praying that her solo show here is all ages right now, cuz I want to see her so badly! Ooh, and by the way...that live footage in Toronto: I was there for the rehearsals! It was awesome!! But I missed the actual performance because I had to attend a stupid wedding.