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[[Metric]] is a [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian]] indie band founded in 1998 in [[Toronto]], consisting of vocalist [[Ms. Fanservice|Emily Haines]] (who also plays the synthesizer and guitar), guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the synthesizer and theremin), bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key.
The band (originally comprised of Haines, the daughter of British poet Paul Haines, and Shaw, a Julliard-trained guitarist who she met in Toronto) formed in 1998 under the name Mainstream, and released an EP that was electronica-based. In the fall of that year, Haines and Shaw moved to [[Big Applesauce|New York]] to work on new material, renaming the group Metric as a result. During this time, they also released their first official LP, ''Grow Up And Blow Away'' in 2001. Later that year, the group brought on Scott-Key (a native of Flint, Michigan who was studying at the University of Texas) and his friend Winstead, who both performed music and met the duo during a trip to New York. With the new lineup, Metric released their first full-length album, ''Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?'', in 2003 and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Their follow-up CD, ''Live It Out'', was released in 2005 and was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of The Year and the Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Their latest album, ''Fantasies'', was nominated for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album of the Year, and won Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards.
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The band is known for a heavy mix of fast-paced [[New Wave]]/electropop music, which became their signature sound. In addition to her work with the band, Haines has performed with various indie bands, including [[Broken Social Scene]] (with Shaw), Stars, KC Accidental and The Stills, and has also recorded two solo albums (under Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton), ''Knives Don't Have Your Back'' and ''What Is Free to a Good Home?'' The other band members have also branched into side projects.
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* ''Mainstream (EP)'' (1998)
* ''Static Anonymity (EP)'' (2001)
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* [[Album Title Drop]]: The opening of "I.O.U.", which directly references the album title of the same name - "Old world underground, where are you now?"
* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: Parodied with the song "Black Sheep" (which was used during the end credits of ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'', and deliberately references an out-of-style song that becomes successful), then done for real with "Eclipse (All Yours)", a soft ballad that's just about the farthest thing from their signature sound (and became a hit on the back of the ''[[Twilight]]'' fanbase).
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