"I'm just as fucked up as they say" declares frontwoman, Emily Haines, striding on stage against a backdrop of neon lights. Starting off strong with material from their new album, Synthetica, Metric get the crowd moving at a frivilous pace with tracks such as Lost Kitten and Artificial Nocturne which are sure to be future favourites.
Latest single Youth Without Youth proved to be astounding live, with Haines' hammering away manically at her keyboard, dancing haphazardly around the stage with a tambourine, impressive legs akimbo. Even with the unrelenting guitars on a small stage there's no danger of this lady's voice being drowned out.
After playing through the majority of their new material, Haines & co send the crowd into a fist-pumping frenzy with a throwback to their earlier days in the shape of Empty and Dead Disco. Looking around at the sweaty yet devoted fanatics as Haines breaks into the first few bars of Help I'm Alive, its clear that Metric are a band built for stadiums. So why then, are they still playing shows at the 1500 capacity Ritz? Surely they deserve better.
After a short absence its in the encore that the whole place truly transcends into hysteria as Monster Hospital and Gold Guns Girls are belted out with a fierce energy. Haines looks like she's having the time of her life, throwing herself into her performance and running off stage and to the front of the crowd. This, I think, is why people come to see Metric. It's evident the band are having as much fun as the fans which in essence, is what music is all about.
Leaving on a beautiful acoustic version of Gimme Sympathy, Metric have undoubtedly made an impression here tonight which will certainly have their fans old and new coming back for more.
Watch new single Youth Without Youth
Just to add a little side-note to this review, I met Metric after the gig. They were really cool, signed my CD and Emily told me she liked my necklace. Dream realised.
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