News! Details surrounding the new Metric album, SYNTHETICA, have officially been revealed. That's the cover art above. Tracklist, and currently announced dates, are below the fold. Needless to say, we're pretty pumped about this. And what makes it even better, is the band has unveiled a grip of eerie, surveillance footage clips of themselves in the studio, presumably recording the new record. Each piece is set to a swirling set of synth melodies. One of the clips is embedded below, while an additional chunk are available at http://www.ilovemetric.com.
SYNTHETICA Tracklisting:
01. Artificial Nocturne 02. Youth Without Youth 03. Speed The Collapse 04. Breathing Underwater 05. Drums So Real 06. Lost Kitten 07. The Void 08. Synthetica 09. Clone 10. The Wanderlust 11. Nothing But Time
METRIC – TOUR DATES CURRENTLY ANNOUNCED:
May 26, 2012 – The Gorge, Washington, USA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch Festival) May 27, 2012 – Bend, Oregon, USA @ Les Schwab Amphitheater (with Beck) June 02, 2012 – Kansas City, Missouri, USA @ Live Strong Sporting Park (for KRBZ 96.5 FM – The Buzz) June 16, 2012 – Belleville, Ontario, Canada @ Big Music Fest June 26, 2012 – Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof June 28 2012 – Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter June 30, 2012 – Istanbul, Turkey @ Mono Festival July 02, 2012 – London, UK @ 02 Shepherds Bush Empire July 03, 2012 – Paris, France @ Le Trianon July 04, 2012 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Melweg July 07, 2012 – Manchester UK @ HMV Ritz July 08, 2012 – Oxford, UK @ 02 Academy August 3, 2012 – Chicago, Illinois, USA @ Lollapalooza Festival August 5, 2012 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Osheagea Festival