- 2018-07-27
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MUSIC
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Metric Premieres New Music Video for “Dressed to Suppress”
Canadian rock band Metric has dropped a new music video for “Dressed to Suppress” from their upcoming as-yet-untitled album.
It was written by James Shaw, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Emily Haines and Metric.
The video was directed by Justin Broadbent, who shot the band performing the song live on a stage in black and white.
The new album is set to be released on September 21st, which is their first LP since 2015's "Pagans in Vegas". The band recorded the album at their own Giant Studio in Toronto with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
Metric was formed in 1998 and consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion).
Metric is currently touring along with The Smashing Pumpkins in North America through to September 5th. After the American tour, the band will embark on Metric Tour 2018, beginning at RED club in Russia on October 25. The tour takes place in Europe and the UK through to November 20th.
Learn more about tour dates, click here.- Lead singer Emily Haines said the song in a statement;
“Lyrically, the song explores the maze of conflicts we encounter in our attempts at finding and holding onto love; the absurd mating rituals we routinely perform; and the vast divide between the desires our appearances can imply and the way we actually feel inside. Sonically, it’s one of the most intense songs on the album. We’re already playing it live and it’s getting stronger every night,” she continued. “The contrast between the delicate, dreamy opening and the heavy riffs of the verse and chorus match the dramatic emotional shifts we all go through when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, the push and pull of retaining our own identities in love.” - source : Rolling Stone
