Canadian rockers Metric are back with their highly anticipated new album Formentera. Alongside the record, they’ve shared a video for “False Dichotomy.”
Their eighth studio album, Formentera, is named after an island near Ibiza, which was a “dream destination” for the band. “We came to this realization that it wasn’t even about an actual place anymore, it was about creating an escape for yourself in your mind because you’re powerless over so many things,” Haines explains.
Directed by Justin Broadbent, the video for “False Dichotomy” comes packed with picturesque layered shots of frontwoman Emily Haines singing beneath a palm tree.
Stream Formentera and watch the video for “False Dichotomy” below.
Formentera features previously released singles “What Feels Like Eternity,” “Doomscroller,” and “All Comes Crashing.”
In honour of Formentera, Metric are headed out on a North American headlining tour. Metric has partnered with PLUS1, which means $1 per ticket will go toward War Child, which empowers children and families in communities affected by war across the globe.
Check out the dates below.
Metric Tour Dates:
Royal Theatre — Victoria, BC* – August 11
Royal Theatre — Victoria, BC* – August 12
Orpheum Theatre — Vancouver, BC* – August 13
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — Calgary, AB* – August 15
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — Calgary, AB* – August 16
Edmonton Convention Centre — Edmonton, AB* – August 17
Conexus Arts Centre — Regina, SK* – August 19
TCU Place — Saskatoon, SK* – August 20
Burton Cummings Theatre — Winnipeg, MB* – August 21
London Music Hall — London, ON^ – August 25
Budweiser Stage — Toronto, ON^& – August 26
National Arts Centre — Ottawa, ON^ – August 27
MTELUS — Montreal, QC^ – August 29
Théâtre Capitole — Montreal, QC^ – August 30
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium — Halifax, NS^ – September 1
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium — Halifax, NS^ – September 2
The Orange Peel — Asheville, NC – September 24
Brooklyn Bowl — Nashville, TN – September 25
Tabernacle — Atlanta, GA – September 26
House of Blues Dallas — Dallas, TX – September 28
House of Blues Houston — Houston, TX – September 29
ACL Live at The Moody Theater — Austin, TX – September 30
The Van Buren — Phoenix, AZ – October 2
The Observatory North Park — San Diego, CA – October 3
The Wiltern — Los Angeles, CA – October 6
The Fillmore — San Francisco, CA – October 7
McMenamins Crystal Ballroom — Portland, OR – October 11
Moore Theatre — Seattle, WA – October 12
The Depot — Salt Lake City, UT – October 14
The Fillmore Auditorium — Denver, CO – October 15
The Fillmore Minneapolis — Minneapolis, MN – October 17
The Chicago Theatre — Chicago, IL – October 18
The Fillmore Detroit — Detroit, MI – October 19
The National — Richmond, VA – October 21
The Fillmore Silver Spring — Silver Spring, MD – October 22
The Filmore Philadelphia — Philadelphia, PA – October 23
House Of Blues Boston — Boston, MA – October 25
Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn, NY – October 26
Brooklyn Steel — Brooklyn, NY – October 27
*with Dear Rouge
^with Bartees Strange
^&with Interpol, Spoon and Bartees Strange
