Metric have announced their return with a new album, lead single, and massive North American tour. Entitled Formentera, the the Canadian band’s eighth studio album arrives on July 8th.
Of the lead single, “All Comes Crashing,” frontwoman Emily Haines said it “is a love song that goes beyond romantic love, it’s an expression of solidarity with whoever it is you would want to have beside you in the event of catastrophe.” The track reflects this as it switches from buzzing, pulsing choruses and quiet, reflective verses. “Starting over won’t be easy, broken divided/ Split tomorrow from today,” sings Haines. “Knowing what you know/ Just makes it harder to think straight/ Starting after it breaks.”
You can check out the “All Comes Crashing” video from director Justin Broadbent ahead.
In support of Formentera, Metric have also announced their massive “Doomscroller Tour.” Launching with a two-night stand August 11th and 12th at Victoria, British Columbia’s Royal Theatre, the 39-city trek ends with another double header at New York’s Brooklyn Steel on October 26th and 27th. The Canadian leg running from the kick off through September 24th in Halifax, Nova Scotia will feature support from Dear Rouge and Bartees Strange on select dates, while openers for the US half (September 24th in Asheville through the Brooklyn gigs) are to be announced.
Tickets are set to go on sale Friday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. local time, but Consequence readers can get in earlier. Beginning Wednesday, May 4th at noon local time, use the code COSMETRIC at Ticketmaster for exclusive pre-sale access.
The Formentera album art and tracklist have yet to be revealed, but you can find Metric’s complete tour itinerary underneath the “All Comes Crashing” video ahead.
Metric 2022 Tour Dates:
05/20 – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Center WTC $
05/21 – Tlajomulco De Zúñiga, MX @ Corona Capital Guadalajara
08/11 – Victoria, BC @ Royal Theatre *
08/12 – Victoria, BC @ Royal Theatre *
08/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre *
08/15 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
08/16 – Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
08/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Convention Centre *
0819 – Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre *
08/20 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place *
08/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *
08/25 – London, ON @ London Music Hall #
08/26 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^
08/27 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre #
08/29 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS #
08/30 – Quebec City, QC @ Théâtre Capitole #
09/01 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium #
09/02 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium #
09/24 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
09/25 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
09/28 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/29 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
09/30 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
10/02 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/03 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
10/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
10/07 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/11 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/12 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
10/14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/15 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
10/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
10/18 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
10/19 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
10/21 – Richmond, VA @ The National
10/22 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/25 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
$ = w/ Young the Giant and Axel Catalán
* = w/ Dear Rouge
# = w/ Bartees Strange
^ = w/ Interpol, Spoon, and Bartees Strange
