It's the perfect record for when you want to feel like the protagonist of a moody indie movie set in a rainy city.
A high-stakes blend of metropolitan anxiety and defiant, guitar-charged resilience.
Released in 2018, Art of Doubt represents a significant pivot for Metric, moving away from the synth-heavy experimentation of Pagans in Vegas and back toward a guitar-driven, collaborative band sound. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (known for his work with M83 and Beck), the album was recorded at EastWest Studios and the band's own Giant Studio. It is widely regarded as a 'return to form' that synthesizes the raw energy of Live it Out with the polished songwriting of Fantasies. The record features some of the band's longest and most structurally ambitious tracks, such as the six-minute 'Now or Never Now' and the atmospheric closer 'No Lights on the Horizon'. Critically, it was praised for its cohesive vision and the renewed chemistry between guitarist James Shaw and vocalist Emily Haines, cementing its place as one of the strongest late-career entries in their discography.
Put this on for
midnight highway driving with the city skyline in the rearviewpacing a small apartment while overthinking a text messageheadphones on in a crowded subway car feeling invisibledark room illuminated only by a laptop screen at 2amrain-slicked pavement reflecting neon signs during a solo walkpre-party adrenaline while checking your reflection one last timestaring at the ceiling after a long night of social performance
Moments worth waiting for
the explosive guitar riff that opens Dark Saturday marking a return to the band's rock roots
the slow-burn synth build-up in Now or Never Now that explodes into a six-minute danceable epic
the jagged, interlocking guitar work in the title track that creates a sense of controlled chaos
Sounds like
2018s production with a 2010s soul
Sits beside
Social Cues - Cage The Elephant, Hot Thoughts - Spoon, Marauder - Interpol, Wildness - Snow Patrol
Lyrical territory
self_examination, existential, identity
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High Energy
Energy · ↑ +9% more than usual
On this album, high energy sits about 9% more prominent than across the rest of the artist's catalogue.
