Episode 107: Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw – Metric

<p>Ahead of making this podcast, I really had to think back to where I first discovered the band Metric. </p><p>Hailing from Toronto in Canada, the group came together back in 1998, initially forming as a duo between Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw, before things expanded, evolved, and early releases started arriving.</p><p>There&#39;s an interesting story about how their first records actually came about (stay tuned for that one), but personally, I think I would&#39;ve come on board with Metric around the time of their fourth album, &#39;Fantasies&#39;, in 2009.</p><p>That&#39;s where a lot of folks came on board, to be quite honest, and I&#39;m not too ashamed to say I was definitely among the many who were drawn to the band&#39;s immersive sound and their rising popularity.</p><p>Since then, they&#39;ve been a constant figure in the &#39;new releases&#39; list, with this past April resulting in the release of their tenth album, &#39;Romanticize The Dive&#39;. It&#39;s an album you should definitely check out if you&#39;re a fan of their earlier material, and it&#39;s one that you&#39;ll likely find yourself returning to quite a few times.</p><p>This week, I was lucky enough to have a chat with Emily and Jimmy about the band&#39;s history, their new record, and how it&#39;s all up to me whether they make it back to Australia or not.</p><p>Incidentally, as we spoke, they were gearing up to return to one of the most Canadian tour line-ups imaginable, with Broken Social Scene and Stars as their tourmates. (Sure, Emily is a former member, and Jimmy is listed as a current member of Broken Social Scene, so it&#39;s not that out of the ordinary, but what a bill that is!).</p><p>Anyway, have a listen to Metric&#39;s &#39;Romanticize The Dive&#39;, have a listen to our chat, and I’ll see you at the end of the episode for some general housekeeping.</p>