Metric Art of Doubt

Toronto rockers Metric emphasize guitars on Art Of Doubt, a collection of 12 new songs packed with massive riffs, driving rhythms and raw/smooth vocals - all elements of the band's instantly identifiable signature sound. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (M83, Beck, Nine Inch Nails), Metric's seventh LP addresses a climate of cultural and political anxiety while refusing to give despair the upper hand. In many ways, it's the most Metric album the band has ever made as Emily Haines, Jimmy Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key rediscover their shared love of music and how good they are at making it together. "This felt like the culmination of a lifetime spent playing together and trusting each other and going for it," Shaw says.