Lots of notable albums out this week, which include a couple of highly anticipated releases from Silversun Pickups and Metric. I’ve listened to the Metric record a few times, and I’m still not sure what to think about it. It still sounds a lot like Live It Out, which I didn’t care for at all.  I look at what Yeah Yeah Yeahs did with It’s Blitz! and that’s more in line with what I would’ve liked Fantasies to be more in tune with.

Other releases include the latest from The Boy Least Likely To, Pomegranates, Papercuts, and Ida Maria.  Also available this week is the self-titled EP from Brooklyn’s Suckers, who’ve been getting a lot of press lately from the likes of Stereogum, FADER, Pitchfork,  etc.

If there’s anything we’ve missed, do let us know.  And don’t forget about Record Store Day this Saturday!

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image via The Playlist

I’m not sure where my thoughts lie with a new Metric album coming down the pipe in just a few short months.  As much as I loved Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, the follow-up in 2007 was just a major disappointment.  Some of you may disagree, but the band drifted so far away from what made them special in the first place, and decided to just “rock out” with 2007’s Live It Out.

Thankfully, the saving grace for this band came with Emily Haines fantastic solo record and subsequent EP.  If anything, this is the direction the music should’ve went if such a drastic change was necessary.  With that being said, consider my interest peaked once the new record, Fantasies, is released on April 14th.  I actually missed this single that was floating around towards the end of last year, but i’ve been listening to it quite a bit, and it’s actually pretty good.

What Metric has to do with Edgar Wright’s (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) upcoming graphic novel adaptation Scott Pilgrim VS. The World, according to The Playlist, is that acclaimed producer Nigel Godrich had asked the band to contribute a track to the film.  The unreleased track to be used is called “Black Sheep.”

I’ve actually never read the graphic novel, but the casting news has been really great over the past month or so with Michael Cera landing the lead role.

MP3: Metric :: “Help I’m Alive”
MP3: Metric :: “Help I’m Alive (acoustic)”