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Here at DiS towers our escapades as a record label have seen us do all sorts of things but getting one of our bands onto the main stage in Hyde Park is a big first for us...
We're proud to announce that our latest offering from Drowned in Sound Recordings, the Canadian synth'd rock sensation Metric will join the main stage bill at this years Wireless Festival. They play the Massive Attack and Flaming Lips/Goldfrapp and Pharell bill in both London (June 23rd) and Leeds (24th). Tickets and more info at www.wirelessfestival.co.uk
Last week saw the release of limited edition single 'Poster of a Girl' (on 7" and Download). The single comes from the album 'Live It Out' which is released in the UK on July 10th. Last night, Metric played a secret show at influential indie club White Heat at Madame JoJos which ended up with a 100m queue going around the corner and up Wardour Street.
http://www.ilovemetric.com
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metric massive attack and the flaming lips all in one place at around the same time? now i really must go.
p.s. metric rule.
I'm not sure
They should really be mentioned next to those to. Infact it's quite ridiculous.
DJ Shadow clashes with Massive Attack. What TWAT did the times/stages?
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*two
Plug Plug Plug!
Haha, that last paragraph is shameless self-promotion, but good on you.
I just got back
from seeing them at the bierkeller in bristol, they were ACE. I now have a giant metric pin badge woohoo and I took some photos.
i saw them with the cooper wank
clause in reading on sunday, and they were excellent, i got no metric pin badge boohoo or photos because the guitarister lovedhimself far too much
I saw them
twice in the past few months. There performance in Canada was slightly better than that in York, probably due to the venues, but they were still amazing at both.
I kind of find the albums they've released a bit over produced/ clean (but still very good). They tend to produce a much rougher, and in my humble opinion, better sound when playing live.
ps
emily haines is very pretty!
what day is
james morrison playing? i didn't go see metric in york through lack of money :(.
Saw em at the barfly last friday
they were ace!
Cooper Wank??????...
You are wrong, wrong, wrong, so wrong my friend.
I've seen them 3 times in this last week
Best performance was at the Adventures Close to Home clubnight in Brighton/GreatEscape.
They have some incredible songs, i think they have what is known as potential.
My friends like them too.
maybe it was just that night...
but they played half the gig too quietly, the new songs lacked anything to inspire, and they finished half an hour before curfew with no encore in their home town gig. where is the love? i need love and maybe loving and maybe more songs like panzer attack
woo
only problem is choosing to go to the london or leeds date.
Well done DiS head honchos!
Personally I think it's due to the new profile contributors you recuited ; )
Bierkeller
I had never heard of Metric before I went to the Bierkeller on Wednesday 24th
May. Now I love them and can't wait to see what happens next. I felt lucky to have seen them and can see them go to do great things. Very Cool.
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