#22: Metric – Fantasies
Metric self-released Fantasies across pretty much all the globe – Lord knows if they had too, after all it’s not as if Live It Out was a flop. In the four years since the Canadians unleashed that effort (they released their unpublished debut Grown Up And Blown Away in 2007) they honed their knack for anthemic, punchy indie pop. Fantasies is full of it, the most consistent record of their career thus far – and their second Polaris nomination. The pace barely lets up, from the growling opener Help I’m Alive through to the ever-so-aptly named Stadium Love each track is poised to make you dance. Fantasies gives the overall impression though, that next time round, Metric are going to need a much bigger dancefloor…
Photo: El Diano @ Metropolis, Montréal Canada, 10/09
