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Metric rocks! Ahhhhhh!

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enjoy bell woods

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Check that band out. She's a female and she sings well.

THREAD HIJACKED BECAUSE SOMEONE MADE THIS THREAD TWO DAYS AGo.
 
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calder

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Uhm, my current female-vocalist kick is, er, Jem. I can tell you this but no one else, because you MAF also have a weakness for female vocalists. When I start to feel the girl-pop shame of Jem kicking in I listen to some of the more disco-y Scissor Sisters songs because they sound like they could kick your ass despite their penchant for boogie.

And Metric is great, but I still think Stars should have gotten a bit of the push that Metric got (at least here in canada). 'Elevator Love Letter' is still my favourite pop song of the past couple of years.
 
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I heartily agree! I've had their songs running through my head. Her voice is so great, like she has fun without sucking, and she sounds so cute! And their music is simple but has a nice quality to it, like her singing you can tell they are having fun with it, but without sucking like many bands do when they try to goof around.

Listen to nicely sized samples of all the songs here!
 
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calder

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Heh as I click the thread "On The Sly" randomly starts here at work. Probably my new favourite Metric song, it's at least up there with Dead Disco and Hardwire.
 
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MrAngryFace

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I made a 20 song metric mix that I listen to when I drive around town. Awesome driving music.

I also like the part of Dead Disco where she goes really low with the la la's. Rox
 
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MrAngryFace

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Grow up and Blow Away was unreleased, I 'found it' online. I dunno where The People fits in the discography.

id also like to use this moment to pimp The Shins, my other favorite band! Go Shins!
 
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GG-Duo

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can i have a full list of the non-LP, non-Static Anonymity tracks?

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The People
On the Sly
Torture Me
Parkdale
Raw Sugar
The Twist
Rock Me Now
White Gold
Hardwire
Fanfare?

?
 
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Jason

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mooched from the metric forums

Mainstream e.p. (1998; Chrysalis)
01 - butcher
02 - the people
03 - the battlecry
04 - the mandate
05 - the lifestyle

Static Anonymity e.p. (2002; Almost Records)
01 - grow up and blow away (w/ boy's voice)
02 - siamese cities
03 - down
04 - soft rock star (jimmy vs. joe mix)
05 - london half life

Grow Up and Blow Away (unreleased tracks; Restless Records)
01 - Grow Up and Blow Away
02 - On the Sly
03 - Torture Me
04 - Fanfare
05 - Parkdale
06 - Raw Sugar
07 - The Twist
08 - Rock Me Now
09 - Soft Rock Star
10 - White Gold
11 - Hardwire


And since we're on a female vocal kick, check out Magneta Lane. EP out next week! I saw them live a couple weeks ago and I felt like a dirty old man.
http://www.paperbagrecords.com/magnetalane/
 
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Echoes of Pink

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nitewulf said:
yeah there's an unreleased EP with the other songs. MAF again, The Organ, get it, now.
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Where are you guys ordering the cd from? I've been looking for it for a while now. I don't feel like waiting until nov. 2. for a US release.
 
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Jim Bowie

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I thought this was going to be a metric system romp. I was so excited that I listened to Using the Metric System by Atom and His Package.
 
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Alucard

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I still need to pick up the Metric album. I had it fully downloaded on my comp before too. Liked what I heard.

Star Power, have you picked up the Arcade Fire cd yet?
 
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Guzim

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Jason said:
Mainstream e.p. (1998; Chrysalis)
01 - butcher
02 - the people
03 - the battlecry
04 - the mandate
05 - the lifestyle
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Out of that EP I only have The People and The Battlecry :(
 
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distantmantra

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calder said:
And Metric is great, but I still think Stars should have gotten a bit of the push that Metric got (at least here in canada). 'Elevator Love Letter' is still my favourite pop song of the past couple of years.
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Too bad more people don't think like us. Elevator Love Letter was the best single of 2003, IMO.

Oh yeah, new Stars album out on October 12th!!!
 
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Jason

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Stars have a new album coming out Oct. 21 and I think Amy Millan's solo project is coming this year too. Can't Wait. :)
 
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distantmantra

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Jason said:
Stars have a new album coming out Oct. 21 and I think Amy Millan's solo project is coming this year too. Can't Wait. :)
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Set Yourself on Fire is coming out in Canada on Oct 12th, the US and the rest of the world aren't getting it until early 2005 according to the band's website. Amazon.ca doesn't list it yet, dammit.
 
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MrAngryFace

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Emily's voice is so awesome! *listens to more metric*

Ive heard a few stars songs, this next cd a real release, I dont have any obscure music stores in my neighborhood
 
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distantmantra

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MrAngryFace said:
Emily's voice is so awesome! *listens to more metric*

Ive heard a few stars songs, this next cd a real release, I dont have any obscure music stores in my neighborhood
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Dude, make a trip into Seattle sometime, they have their first two albums (along with the EPs) at Easy Street, Sonic Boom and Tower.

The new album is one Arts and Crafts, so I doubt larger chains will carry it.
 
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element

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distantmantra said:
Dude, make a trip into Seattle sometime, they have their first two albums (along with the EPs) at Easy Street, Sonic Boom and Tower.

The new album is one Arts and Crafts, so I doubt larger chains will carry it.
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I still remember seeing Stars and Broken Social Scene on the same bill. it was awesome!
 
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distantmantra

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MrAngryFace said:
Which tower do you go to? Im in mill creek, long trip for a cd ;)

Thanks Jason.
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Personally I don't shop at Tower, their prices are too high, but I've seen Heart at the Queen Anne/Seattle Center Tower. Since my girlfriend lives in Queen Anne, I'm pretty much a slave to Easy Street. They have great low prices on new releases, plus you can get $2 off coupons on the web, which I use every time I go there.
 
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distantmantra

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Thanks for the preorder link, Jason. I'm sure that some local shop in Seattle will get it about a week after it's released in Canada (much like Memphis' I Dreamed We Fell Apart), but I can sleep easier, knowing it's on the way.

Speaking of the new Memphis album (Torquill of Stars' side project), I'm not sure what I think of it so far, not really what I was expecting.
 
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