METRIC

Metric is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1998 in Toronto, Ontario. The band includes Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals), and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion). The group originated as a duo of Haines and Shaw under the name "Mainstream," releasing an EP before adopting the name Metric. Their first studio album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, was released in 2003. The album Live It Out, issued in 2005, was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize and the 2006 Juno Award for Best Alternative Album. Their third album, Grow Up and Blow Away, was recorded in 2001 but was delayed and released in 2007 with modifications. Metric's fourth album, Fantasies, was released in 2009, was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize, and won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2010.