Metric - "Breathing Underwater"

I've been a bit busy lately and my blog has been neglected. But I have one real good excuse... and I mean real good excuse. Metric live at The Power Station in Auckland on Saturday night. They turned all their mini anthems into fucking massive anthems.

Metric - "Help I'm Alive" (Acoustic)

Metric have a new album out and hopefully it will be as great as the previous one 'Fantasies' which did set a high standard for them to emulate. Actually, let's go back to that previous 'Fantasies' album from 2009. "Help I'm Alive" was the first single and this acoustic live version was available as a free download from their website. I love the original album release but this version is so special it didn't take long before it was the default radio playlist choice. Down to just two members with Emily Haines on piano and vocals and James Shaw on acoustic guitar. This was one of my songs of 2009. A seemingly effortless performance from Emily Haines... but spine-tingling all the same.



Album/Single version