Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
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Artist: MetricEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2003-09-30
Music Label: Everloving Records Inc.
Soundtracks:
- IOU
- Hustle Rose
- Succexy
- Combat Baby
- Calculation Theme
- Wet Blanket
- On A Slow Night
- The List
- Dead Disco
- Love Is A Place
Music reviews of Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Music Review: The Metric system works!
Rating: 4 Stars
The new wave revival continues unabated into 2005 and indeed, it seems to be growing more popular still with the profusion of bands flying its flag today, one of its main standard bearers being L.A.'s Metric.
Old World Underground, is in a word, fun. A perfect soundtrack to a night out with your favourite mascara wearing new wave f(r)iends (boys AND girls), it boasts instantly hummable, danceable and memorable dancefloor fillers with enough different styles and ideas in the mix that Metric can never be accused of being a one trick pony.
IOU kicks off proceedings in fine style, a guitar led tune in the vein of Elastica or Sleater-Kinney, the band keeping their full arsenal of keyboard and synth stylings under wraps until later on.
Succexy and Dead Disco are among the best tracks on the album, taking the listener on a hook laden journey through a Saturday night, defying even the most hardened cynic at the corner of the dancefloor not to at least nod along in appreciation. The infectious dance-ability of these tracks must surely bring the band to a much wider audience and while there is much more to be enjoyed on this album these will be the songs that catapult Metric to greater recognition.
Of course there is much more to this album than dancefloor fillers, the blissed out electro-ballad that is Calculation Theme or the beautifully minimalist Love Is The Place being perfect music for the morning after, the former not sounding out of place as a Cardigans album track, the latter using only one guitar and vocals in a My Bloody Valentine wistful-yet-happy manner.
The only point that may rankle with a listener is the running order of the album, which can be a tad stop-start as momentum is never allowed to build. The bouncy, and extremely fun pop sensibilities that comprise half the album can rarely take flight as their more sedate tracks are sandwiched in between, giving the album too many peaks and troughs to be truly appreciated. That said, in an age of MP3 players and CD writers, a quick DIY shuffling of the playlist and voila!, the album can build up, peak and then drift the listener back to earth with a satisfied smile...
Just like the best nights out...
Description of Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Already gold in Canada, this album launched Metric s riseto fame. Featuring the singles Combat Baby and Dead
Disco, the album was nominated for a Juno Award for Best
Alternative Album.
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