The ultimate soundtrack for driving through a city at 1 AM while feeling like the main character of a movie.
A high-gloss blend of metropolitan anxiety and defiant, danceable catharsis.
Fantasies marks the commercial and creative zenith of Metric, representing their successful transition from indie darlings to international rock stalwarts. Released in 2009, the album was a self-released triumph, distributed through their own label (Metric Music International) which allowed the band unprecedented creative control. Sonically, it is a departure from the more jagged, punk-influenced sounds of 'Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?' in favor of a lush, widescreen production style. The album was recorded at Giant Studios in Toronto and Electric Lady Studios in NYC, and this dual identity - Toronto grit and New York sheen - is audible in the mix. Critically, it was lauded for its ability to marry danceable rhythms with complex, often dark lyrical themes. It solidified Emily Haines as a premier frontwoman of her generation and remains the band's most cohesive statement on the intersection of pop, rock, and electronic music.
Put this on for
Headlights cutting through city fog at midnightThat specific pre-party adrenaline while checking the mirrorRunning through a terminal to catch a flight you might missFloor-to-ceiling window view of a rain-slicked downtownLast cigarette on a balcony before the sun comes upWalking fast with headphones on to avoid eye contactEmpty highway at 2am with the bass turned up high
Moments worth waiting for
The rhythmic, heartbeat-mimicking synth pulse that opens Help I'm Alive.
The transition from the sparse, atmospheric bridge into the explosive final chorus of Blindness.
The shimmering, almost psychedelic synth wash that anchors the mid-section of Twilight Galaxy.
Sounds like
2009s production with a 2000s soul
Sits beside
It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Halycon Digest - Deerhunter, Conditions - The Temper Trap, Passive Me, Aggressive You - The Naked and Famous
Lyrical territory
self_examination, existential, social_commentary
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Fantasies · vs · Metric
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High Energy
Energy · ↑ +9% more than usual
On this album, high energy sits about 9% more prominent than across the rest of the artist's catalogue.
