Metric Debuts New Song, “The Shade”

Credit: Brantley GutierrezMetric is back with new music. The band has released "The Shade," a single from their forthcoming, currently-untitled album. You can listen to "The Shade" now on YouTube.

Last Christmas, frontwoman Emily Haines gave an update from the studio, saying she did not expect Metric to begin recording so soon.

"Last year at this time, we were staggering home from our last leg of touring Synthetica, and we were beyond ready for a hard won year off," Haines wrote. "'This time, it will be a REAL year off!' we proclaimed, swearing we would not go straight into making another album as soon as we had unpacked our bags. And yet, here I am, writing this letter to you from the studio, fully immersed in fresh music and somewhat amazed that we've managed to keep on loving what we do for this long."

Synthetica, Metric's last album, was released in 2012. The record was the band's highest-charting release, reaching number 12 on the Billboard 200.

This summer, Metric will be opening for Imagine Dragons, who released their new album, Smoke + Mirrors, earlier this year. The tour begins June 3 in Portland, Oregon.


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