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Apr 17, 2012 Metric By Mike Hilleary

Metric have revealed the official artwork and tracklisting of their forthcoming new album Synthetica. The cover, depicting an inverted window and upside-down world, was created by Toronto-based photographer and designer Justin Broadbent.

In a statement by lead singer Emily Haines, “We wanted the artwork for Synthetica to be thought provoking and a little disorienting, an optical illusion which asks you to stop for a moment and consider what you are looking at. We were very influenced by images from the Radical architecture movement of the 1960s, and Justin’s representation of the natural world seen through a physically impossible window - or is it a stage? - struck us immediately as the right cover for this album.” The album’s first single “Youth Without Youth” is scheduled to be available on May 1.

Synthetica:

Artificial Nocturne

Youth Without Youth

Speed the Collapse

Breathing Underwater

Dreams So Real

Lost Kitten

The Void

Synthetica

Clone

The Wanderlust

Nothing But Time

Metric Tour Dates:

May 26, 2012 - The Gorge, Washington, USA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch Festival)
May 27, 2012 - Bend, Oregon, USA @ Les Schwab Amphitheater (with Beck)
June 02, 2012 - Kansas City, Missouri, USA @ Live Strong Sporting Park (for KRBZ 96.5 FM - The Buzz)
June 16, 2012 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada @ Big Music Fest
June 26, 2012 - Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof
June 28 2012 - Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter
June 30, 2012 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Mono Festival
July 02, 2012 - London, UK @ 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
July 03, 2012 - Paris, France @ Le Trianon
July 04, 2012 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Melweg
July 07, 2012 - Manchester UK @ HMV Ritz
July 08, 2012 - Oxford, UK @ 02 Academy
August 3, 2012 - Chicago, Illinois, USA @ Lollapalooza Festival
August 5, 2012 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Osheagea Festival

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