Fantasies

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AlbumMay 02 / 200910 songs, 42m 41s97%
Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival
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6.4 / 10

After four years, Broken Social scenester Emily Haines' primary band finally releases a set of new material.

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When a band pushes itself too hard for too long, complicating its life and sound in the process, the back-to-basics album inevitably results. Canadian band Metric went full throttle between 2003’s Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? and 2005’s Live It Out, which was written in 10 weeks and perfectly titled for…

7 / 10

'Fantasies' is littered with lyrics that catch you in your step, as Haines' strong writing hand captures the tug of life, the pains of love and the fantasies of living. Merlin Jones reviews.

<b>Metric </b>square up guitars and oohs to unscallable heights.

Metric's third full-length album, Fantasies, is a glossy, slick, and so-clean-you-could-eat-off-it slice of modern rock that may scare off some of the band's early fans due to the unrepentant commercial nature of the album.

Fantasies yearns for more vulnerable, somber passages.

8 / 10

Unless you live in Canada and have had the pleasure of attending some of their frequent live shows, chances are, it has been a while since you’ve heard...

<p>The stridency is turned down for Fantasies, and the losses - the punky urgency - are outweighed by the gains, says Michael Hann</p>

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Album Reviews: Metric - Fantasies

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Metric - Fantasies review: Despite a four year gap between albums, Metric has hardly lost a step.

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