Metric

Swedish post-punk faves deliver the perfect album for these bizarre times in mid 2022.

"Metric have finally nailed their most urgent, energising work."

"Futuristic synth-pop that explores the sinister side of the internet age."

Carmada's fiery debut EP is finally out.. Carmada's debut 4-track EP Realise is full of delicate builds and monstrous break-downs of warbling bass that all point to one thing, its a banger. So don't worry, there aren't any accoustic instruments as far as I could tell but there is a saxophone. And for those out the loop about Carmada, Yahtzel and LDRU make up the duo and formed earlier this year after Splendour In The Grass at which they pounded out a searing-hot B2B. This DJ set saw them join forces and drop Maybe ahead of this EP. Realise,is the opener and it slowly burns to life as Noah Slee's vocals cut in before the pounding drums and skittering percussions kick in to give it a futuristic tribal feel. And then slides in Maybe a track that has become synonymous with Carmada. The opening keys set the spine tingling before the real fire starts, which if you're familiar with Carmada you will have come to love. Carmalude keys the blaze down a notch with a sumptous saxophone and down-tem

These huge songs really captured attention, the atmosphere heightened by roving strobe lights, a wind machine and Haines’ on-stage bounce.

Though an acoustic version of Gimme Sympathy is an anti-climactic end to the evening – following on from a blistering rendition of GoldGuns Girls – it’s an interesting take, perhaps even an improvement on the original, and shows a band still happy to experiment.

WA fans will miss out on seeing the band yet again

"I would hate to be so jaded or uninspired that I couldn’t appreciate how amazing moments in my life actually are."

The band return after smashing through Splendour last year.

Metric clearly quest for perfectly-formed sonic architecture, which from the brooding Artificial Nocturne to Breathing Underwater they more or less nail.

Synthetica may annoy some indie “purists”, but by embracing personal turmoil and New Wave euphoric, Metric has never sounded better.

"I spent a lot of time in the principal’s office. But usually the music teacher would come and rescue me," Metric's Jimmy Shaw tells us just how important music has always been to him.