I had five downloads left over for April, out of fifty. However on the plus side, I discovered a new love – Metric. Their sound is perfect, or maybe perfect for my mood. But then, I’m partial to rock bands with female vocals.

EDIT: Apparently Metric is huge in Canada, seriously big. I found them through emusic, thinking they were a good but unknown indie band and they turn out to be the top dogs of rock. So, does that mean I have excellent taste? Or am just utterly clueless? I’ll go with the former.

Metric – Grow Up And Blow Away, and Fantasies. I love Fantasies, especially “Gimme Sympathy,” “Blindness,” and…well, the entire album. It’s the new staple on my playlists.

Stars – Set Yourself On Fire. Very interesting band. I’ve very attracted to some of their songs, and as truly cannot stand others. Overall, the good outweighs the bad, and the good is very good.

Solo – “Songs ‘N Sounds.” A good song, but didn’t find much else on the album I wanted to keep.

Julianna Barwick – Florine. No lyrics, few instruments. She layers her voice, deeper and higher, in an ethereal mix of voice and light. Very different.

DJ Keri – “Ocean Blue.” A great, soothing electronic piece.

Years – “Kids Toy Love Affair.” Another different, instrumental number. Sounds like the soundtrack to an off-beat/fantasy indie film.

Cut Copy – “Midnight Runner,” “Out There on the Ice,” and “Feel the Love.” Emusic totes Cut Copy as “Killer dance punk from Down Under.” I don’t entirely agree. The songs I chose are more poppy, airy, with a semi-electronic, sometimes almost old school feel. I really enjoy these songs, though didn’t find enough in the album to burn my last five downloads on.

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Metainfo

Great taste! I recently came across a lot of Metric’s music and I’ve been loving it.

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