By: Staff – Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced a co-headlining tour of North America for this summer. The tour features special guest Metric and will kick off in Auburn, Washington on June 2nd. This is the first time Noel and his High Flying Birds have hit the road in North America … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Indie rock/electropop band Metric enjoyed a homecoming of sorts last night when they brought their ongoing “Doomscroller Tour” to Budweiser Stage in Toronto. Joined by indie rock heavyweights Interpol, and Spoon, along with newcomer Bartees Strange, the Toronto-based quartet carved through a 17-song set-list that spanned their entire discography, and included a … Continue reading
By: Staff – Metric have announced the release of their new album, Formentera, on July 8th. They’ve also shared a new video for the first single titled “All Comes Crashing.” Watch it below. “Not everyone has a conventional life with conventional relationships,” says front woman Emily Haines. “All Comes Crashing” is a love song that … Continue reading
By: Staff – CBC Music Festival returns for an eighth year to take over Echo Beach on May 30th. The 2020 CBC Music Festival lineup includes headliner Metric, as well as mainstage acts Half Moon Run, Lights, Jeremy Dutcher, Dizzy and Geoffroy. Host Tom Power returns with the q stage, welcoming performances by Haviah Mighty, … Continue reading
Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Toronto-based electropop band Metric, who released their newest album, Art of Doubt, on September 21st, 2018 via Metric Music International, which featured the singles “Dark Saturday”, “Dressed to Suppress”, “Now or Never Now”, “Love You Back”, and “Risk”, performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto last night (Apr. 26th) with Toronto-based indie rock band July Talk, who … Continue reading
By: Staff – Critically acclaimed synthpop band Metric will release their seventh full-length studio album on September 21st via MMI/Crystal Math Music. In anticipation of the forthcoming record, you can watch the video for the album track “Dark Saturday” below, and pre-order the album at https://ilovemetricstore.com/. “This is our seventh album as a band,” says frontwoman Emily Haines, “and we wanted … Continue reading
By: Staff – Canadian metal artist Daemon Grey is back with his hard-hitting new single “Whiskey Devil Girl”, which you can stream exclusively on Aesthetic Magazine below! “I originally started writing a song called “Bottle Whore,” which was more or less a commentary on bar star club girls who will do ANYTHING for a sip of that Grey … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey – Day one of Field Trip 2018 took place last night (June 2nd) at Fort York in Toronto, and featured performances by Toronto-based electropop band Metric, who released their newest album, Pagans in Vegas, on September 18th, 2015 via Universal, Chicago-based hip-hop artist Noname, who released her debut mixtape, Telefone, on July 31st, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto-based art pop band For Esme released their new album, Righteous Woman, on May 25th. Taking inspiration from sources ranging from Fiona Apple to Robyn and Röyksopp and referencing projects like No Doubt’s Return of Saturn and Joan Didion’s seminal essay “On Self Respect”, Righteous Woman traverses an emotional spectrum grounded in electronic art pop. With a … Continue reading
Date: June 2-3 Lineup: Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Damian Marley, Alvvays, Bahamas, Allan Rayman, Noname, Japandroids, + more Location: Fort York, Toronto Buy tickets here. Enter below to win one (1) pair of general admission (GA) weekend passes! You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following … Continue reading