An Explosive Lesson From The Metric System

Toronto's Metric have really nailed the awesomeness that comes with a inertia busting slab of rock noise. "Youth Without Youth" is the first clap of thunder to emerge from the trio's fifth CD "Synthetica". Not for the faint of heart by any stretch, it blends childhood game references such as Hangman and double dutch jump roping with an ominous war backdrop rife with all the imminent doom overtones that implied. Your goose pimple moment definitely comes with the synthesized uttering of the title. Here Emily Haines's voice plants her firmly in the role of Pied Piper. You can't help but follow her innocence lost lyrics wherever they go to and come back from. Joules Scott-Key only adds to the lock-step military force dynamic with his stiffly applied touch on drums. "Gold, Guns, Girls" established Metric as a band capable of assembling hairpin turn song structures. With this latest effort they can be just as divine when they get meticulous. Now's a fine time to get to know this graduate from Canada's musical class of '98.