May 10, 2007 1:05

Metric begin work on new album

The foursome are in the studio in Toronto

Metric have begun work on their fourth album, the follow-up to 2006’s ‘Live It Out’.

The band are currently working on pre-production of the record at Giant Studios in Toronto, having written the majority of the material late last year in Bear Creek Studios, near Seattle.

And singer Emily Haines says the Seattle studio had a major impact on the songs, saying: “Being isolated in the woods at Bear Creek helped to inspire the vibe for these first songs that we wrote together. We went for a warm sound, using a lot of vintage instruments.”

The band will continue to write the album until June, when they will officially start recording with a view to completing the album in October.

Meanwhile, Haines is set to release a solo EP in July entitled ‘What Is Free To A Good Home?’ which contains five songs recorded during the making of her album ‘The Knives Don’t Have Your Back’.

Additionally, the band have confirmed that their album ‘Grow Up And Blow Away’ will be officially released on June 26. The album was recorded in 1999 but never released.

The album tracklisting is as follows:

‘Grow Up’
‘Hardwire’
‘Rock Me Now’
‘The Twist’
‘On The Sly’
‘Soft Rock Star’
‘Raw Sugar’
‘White Gold’
‘London Half Life’
‘Soft Rock Star’ (Jimmy vs Joe Mix)

--By our New York staff.
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