Metric‘s 2005 release Live It Out seems to have been conceived in a secret laboratory with the purpose of combining my favourite music fixations: Female vocals + attitude filled lyrics + quiet/loud guitars = lethal cocktail. Emily Haines oozes sexy immediacy as she delivers memorable soundbytes over a layer of jangly guitars and confident beats.
Momentarily dropping the more reflecting/spacey sound that the band is associated with from other releases, all worth pursuing, here Metric seem intent on delivering their manifesto in the most direct fashion without sacrificing the many soaring dynamics that characterise their sound.
The musical equivalent of racing a million dollar car down the wrong way of a one way street.
TRACKS:
Metric – Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
