Last night Metric was at the Mod Club here in Toronto, showcasing songs from their new album Fantasies. If their fans had to wait a long time to hear new songs from the band, the new album was certainly worth the wait. Lyrics, sound and a more mature Emily Haines on stage made last night show a not to be missed performance. The palpable chemistry between guitarist Jimmy Shaw and lead singer Emily Haines well resumes thirteen year of making music together.Starting of the show, the long version of Twilight Galaxy only encountered a minor sound problem, which reminded the band of older shows at the Mod Club. Once the synthesizer sound fixed, the band performed a non stop 2 hour plus show. With songs like "Help I'm Alive", "Gold Guns Girls" , the personal favorite"Gimme Sympathy", Metric reached out to their fans who were singing and dancing their night away with " Collect Call" that without a doubt gives the best life advice: "If somebody's got soul / You gotta make the move / Make the move."
Seing the people in the crowd, Metric gets the job done thats for sure. Another advice came when Haines said:"I rather hit my face over and over again and live with the consequences, than not live my life 100%". I seriously hope that they continue to do so for a longtime, regardless of how long time passes in between albums. I most definitely enjoyed hearing once again some of their older songs like "Handshakes", "Dead Disco, "Monster Hospital" and "Empty", dedicated to their beloved Toronto crowd. While a fan was lucky enough to hold hands with Emily while she sang, another one was bold enough to grab her "bottom"! "You're lucky I'm not going to punch you in the face or we'd make it on the cover of NME magazine"! she said. I wonder if he almost wished that to happen. Metric ended the show with the soothing guitar version of " Live it Out",who is becoming the trademark of their show. It wouldn't be the end of their show without light up lighters andJimmy and Emily singing: Said you would never leave/Now you're never gonna be here again/You checked out/But I don't want to live it alone.
Metric is now on to their Canadian and north American tour.
If you're in Montreal tonight then head to the Megastore on Saint-Catherine and catch a glimpse of their performance. You will love it!
Till next time. Cheers!
PS: I just cannot get this album out of my head and cannot help it but dance in my office! :)
Posted by Corinne Copreni
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