Metric are releasing a new album, “Formentera II”, on October 13th via Metric Music International/Thirty Tigers. The band have shared its third single, “Who Would You Be For Me.” The band have also announced some new tour dates, including some acoustic ones in Europe and some full band shows in South America. Justin Broadbent directed the video.
Haines had this to say about the new single in a press release: “The song ‘Who Would You Be For Me’ is a throwback lullaby set in NYC in 2002. All the action takes place in Tompkins Square Park, in a subway car, and at the café on St. Marks Place where I worked as a waitress when we were getting our start.
“Automatic behaviors and patterns are often fairly easy to flag in others but can be a riddle to spot in yourself. In life and in love, all the emphasis in your mind can default to being what someone else wants until it dawns on you to consider your own desire. I could be the girl for you, but who would you be for me?”
This week is the 20 year anniversary of Metric’s debut album, “Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?”, and the band have re-issued the album on vinyl with new color variants (neon violet, hot pink, and tangerine.
“Formentera II” is the a follow-up to their 2022 album “Formentera”.
“Formentera II” was recorded at the band’s own Main Street Studios and completed at Motorbass Studios in Paris. “Formentera II“, which is Metric’s ninth studio album, The band are also releasing a complete double vinyl set of both “Formentera I & II” on opaque white vinyl.
Metric is Emily Haines (vocals, keys), Jimmy Shaw (guitar), Joshua Winstead (bass guitar) and Joules Scott Key (drums).
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