http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237157&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rssCurrently based out of Toronto, indietronic act Metric actually formed in Brooklyn in 1998. Vocalist Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw met in a Toronto club after attending a concert by mutual friends and discovering they both hated the show. Their musical bonds established, the two mixed a few of their own songs together, creating what would become <I>The Mainstream</I>EP, a collection of demos. Upon moving to Brooklyn, they dubbed their project Metric after a sequence that Shaw played on his keyboard. A record deal (and the desire to escape their NYC hovel) then lead them to London. Yet in 2001 their first full-length, <I>Grow Up and Blow Away,</I> wasn't released due to legal conflicts. Returning to New York, they met drummer Joules Scott-Key (a Texan) and became a trio. However, it took two years before Metric put out their proper debut <I>Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?</I>, a disc full of new wave nods and punk-funk electronics. In 2005, the group released <I>Live It Out</I>, a record focused more on guitars than drum machines. The disc was so well-received it scored Metric a slot opening for the Rolling Stones, an experience they now call "surreal." - Michele K-Tel'00s Alternativeen720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:04:37 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237157&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss Currently based out of Toronto, indietronic act Metric actually formed in Brooklyn in 1998. Vocalist Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw met in a Toronto club after attending a concert by mutual friends and discovering they both hated the show. Their musical bonds established, the two mixed a few of their own songs together, creating what would become <I>The Mainstream</I>EP, a collection of demos. Upon moving to Brooklyn, they dubbed their project Metric after a sequence that Shaw played on his keyboard. A record deal (and the desire to escape their NYC hovel) then lead them to London. Yet in 2001 their first full-length, <I>Grow Up and Blow Away,</I> wasn't released due to legal conflicts. Returning to New York, they met drummer Joules Scott-Key (a Texan) and became a trio. However, it took two years before Metric put out their proper debut <I>Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?</I>, a disc full of new wave nods and punk-funk electronics. In 2005, the group released <I>Live It Out</I>, a record focused more on guitars than drum machines. The disc was so well-received it scored Metric a slot opening for the Rolling Stones, an experience they now call "surreal." - Michele K-Tel http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26683666&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 26683666 tra.26683666 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Fantasies alb.26679094 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/6/8/1778630_170x170.jpg 2009-03-31 00:00:00.0 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 true Help I'm Alive tra.26683666 286000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26683666&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26683666&variant=data&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26683671&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 26683671 tra.26683671 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Fantasies alb.26679094 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15836228&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 2 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 15836228 tra.15836228 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? alb.15828342 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/2/4/1074214_170x170.jpg 2003-09-30 00:00:00.0 2003-09-02 00:00:00.0 true Combat Baby tra.15836228 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15836228&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15836228&variant=data&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18317765&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 18317765 tra.18317765 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Grow Up And Blow Away alb.18312096 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/5/1845274_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Soft Rock Star 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7668366&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 7668366 tra.7668366 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Live It Out alb.7668009 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/5/9/1669526_170x170.jpg 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Empty tra.7668366 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7668366&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7668366&variant=data&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18317762&variant=play&rws=%2Fmetric%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Metric on Rhapsody Online 18317762 tra.18317762 Metric art.5237157 0.99 Grow Up And Blow Away alb.18312096 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/2/5/1845274_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 true Raw Sugar tra.18317762 218000 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