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Metric

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In 1998, songwriting & production duo Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw formed Metric and left Toronto for NYC in search of like-minded artists. In 2001/2002, they were joined by drummer Joules Scott Key & bassist Joshua Winstead, and found themselves at the center of the city’s burgeoning alt-rock scene alongside bands like LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes, TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more. Unlike their peers, Metric resisted major label offers, releasing albums that pushed boundaries on their own terms.

Metric’s relentless pursuit of timeless songwriting and fiercely independent ethos have cemented their place as one of the most essential and ahead-of-the-curve bands of the last two decades. By constantly upping themselves across nine unpredictable and adventurous studio albums, the trailblazing Toronto outfit founded by Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw is proof that you can amass an untouchable catalog without signing to a major label or changing your lineup. Their latest LP, Formentera II, out now via their label MMI & Thirty Tigers, is a testament to their singular purpose. It stands among their best and most genre-defying work and closes the 18-song cycle started by 2022’s critically acclaimed Formentera

Genres

: canadian indie canadian rock indie rock indietronica metropopolis neo-synthpop

Total plays

894.1 million
Updated on 2025-01-29

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Monthly listeners

3,337,944

Followers

872,748

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Los Angeles
    55,261 listeners
  2. Canada
    Toronto
    49,331 listeners
  3. United States
    Chicago
    50,212 listeners
  4. United States
    Dallas
    38,563 listeners
  5. Mexico
    Mexico City
    45,732 listeners

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Rock Me Now
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The List
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Patriarch on a Vespa
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Strange Weather - Acoustic
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Now or Never Now - Radio Edit
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Detour Up
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Reflection #1
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Dark Saturday - Dirt Road Version
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Reflection #4
Reflection #4
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Empty (Dirt Road)
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Under The Milky Way
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Reflection #6
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Reflection #11
Reflection #11
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Descendants
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The Police and the Private (Dirt Road Version)
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Reflection #2
Reflection #2
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Reflection #3
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352,775 1:34 2012-06-12
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Go Ahead And Cry
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Now or Never Now (Dirt Road Version)
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Reflection #5
Reflection #5
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Reflection #10
Reflection #10
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Reflection #7
Reflection #7
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Reflection #8
269,415 2:35 2012-06-12
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Everybody Has a Talent
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Long to Live
243,705 4:27 2012-07-10
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Live It Out (Dirt Road Version)
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Celebrate (Blood in the Pen Remix)
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I Don't Want to Wake Up
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Rat Men
109,935 4:44 2012-07-10
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Asymmetrical
100,175 4:12 2012-07-10
Call Me Home
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98,917 2:37 2012-07-10
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A Credible Threat
81,557 1:54 2012-07-10
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She's Gonna Get It
79,930 4:22 2018-10-19
Haircut
Haircut
79,130 3:59 2012-07-10
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75,013 2:35 2012-07-10
Intro
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Dead Disco - Live
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Follow Up Album, the Shade and the Pagan Portal App
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Artificial Nocture - Jacob Van Hage Remix
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Move - Original Mix
Move - Original Mix
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Introduction
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New releases

Formentera II
Formentera II
2023-10-13
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Who Would You Be For Me
Who Would You Be For Me
2023-09-08
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Nothing Is Perfect
Nothing Is Perfect
2023-08-11
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Just The Once
Just The Once
2023-07-07
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
All Comes Crashing (CVCHE Remix)
All Comes Crashing (CVCHE Remix)
2022-12-09
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Formentera
Formentera
2022-07-08
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
What Feels Like Eternity
What Feels Like Eternity
2022-06-08
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Doomscroller
Doomscroller
2022-05-18
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
All Comes Crashing
All Comes Crashing
2022-04-28
[Metric Music International, Inc.]
Now or Never Now (Dirt Road Version)
Now or Never Now (Dirt Road Version)
2021-01-08
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
Cascades (Dirt Road Version)
Cascades (Dirt Road Version)
2021-01-08
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
Live It Out (Dirt Road Version)
Live It Out (Dirt Road Version)
2020-09-27
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
The Police and the Private (Dirt Road Version)
The Police and the Private (Dirt Road Version)
2020-09-27
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
Empty (Dirt Road)
Empty (Dirt Road)
2020-08-07
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
Dark Saturday (Dirt Road Version)
Dark Saturday (Dirt Road Version)
2019-12-20
[Metric Productions Inc. under exclusive license to MMI/Crystal Math Music]
Common Lives
Common Lives
2019-11-01
[Discos Panoram]
Dark Saturday
Dark Saturday
2019-08-30
[CDF PRODUZIONI (CDF RECORDS)]
Risk (Radio Edit)
Risk (Radio Edit)
2019-02-08
[Metric Music International Inc.]
Now or Never Now (Radio Edit)
Now or Never Now (Radio Edit)
2018-11-16
[Crystal Math Music]
Art of Doubt
Art of Doubt
2018-09-21
[Metric Productions Inc.]
Now or Never Now
Now or Never Now
2018-09-04
[Crystal Math Music]
Dressed to Suppress
Dressed to Suppress
2018-07-26
[MMI]
Dark Saturday
Dark Saturday
2018-07-12
[MMI]
Celebrate (Blood in the Pen Remix)
Celebrate (Blood in the Pen Remix)
2016-08-05
[Last Gang]
Pagans in Vegas (Spotify Exclusive)
Pagans in Vegas (Spotify Exclusive)
2015-10-30
[LAB 344]
Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas
2015-09-18
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas
2015-09-18
[Metric Music International]
Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas
2015-09-18
[MMI / Crystal Math Music]
Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas
2015-09-18
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
Pagans in Vegas
Pagans in Vegas
2015-09-18
[MMI / Crystal Math Music]
The Governess
The Governess
2015-09-11
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
The Governess
The Governess
2015-09-11
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Fortunes
Fortunes
2015-08-24
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Fortunes
Fortunes
2015-08-21
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
Fortunes
Fortunes
2015-08-20
[LAB 344]
Too Bad, So Sad
Too Bad, So Sad
2015-07-30
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
Cascades
Cascades
2015-07-30
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
The Shade
The Shade
2015-07-30
[Love Da Records / Crystal Math Music]
Too Bad, so Sad
Too Bad, so Sad
2015-07-24
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Cascades
Cascades
2015-06-02
[Metric Music International]
The Shade
The Shade
2015-05-11
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Cascades
Cascades
2015-01-01
[Arts & Crafts Mexico]
Artificial Nocturne (Jacob Van Hage Remix)
Artificial Nocturne (Jacob Van Hage Remix)
2014-01-27
[Flashover Recordings]
Cosmopolis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Cosmopolis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012-07-10
[Howe Records]
Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)
Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)
2012-06-12
[MMI/Mom+Pop]
Synthetica
Synthetica
2012-06-12
[Mom+Pop]
Synthetica Reflections
Synthetica Reflections
2012-06-12
[MMI]
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth
2012-05-01
[MMI/Mom+Pop]
Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)
Synthetica (Deluxe Edition)
2012-01-01
[MMI / Crystal Math]
Synthetica
Synthetica
2012-01-01
[Metric Music International Inc.]
Black Sheep
Black Sheep
2010-08-10
[MMI Inc.]
Eclipse (All Yours)
Eclipse (All Yours)
2010-06-08
[MMI (under exclusive license from Metric Productions)]
Black Sheep (Brie Larson Vocal Version)
Black Sheep (Brie Larson Vocal Version)
2010-01-01
[ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.]
Fantasies
Fantasies
2009-05-02
[MMI / Crystal Math Music]
Fantasies
Fantasies
2009-04-14
[Metric Productions under exclusive license to Metric Music I]
Grow Up and Blow Away
Grow Up and Blow Away
2007-09-14
[Grönland]
Grow up and Blow Away
Grow up and Blow Away
2007-09-14
[Grönland Records]
Grow Up And Blow Away
Grow Up And Blow Away
2007-01-01
[Last Gang]
Live It Out
Live It Out
2006-05-05
[LADO]
Monster Hospital
Monster Hospital
2006-01-31
[Last Gang]
Live It Out
Live It Out
2005-10-04
[Last Gang Records, Inc.]
Live It Out
Live It Out
2005-01-01
[Last Gang]
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
2004-06-15
[Last Gang]
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
2003-09-01
[Everloving Records]