Aughts-rock survivors Metric are about to spend the summer touring North American arenas with Imagine Dragons, which should provide a nice test run of new material. And judging from “The Shade,” the Canadian alt-pop band’s first bit of new music in three years, things should go over rather smoothly.
The blippy, summery single serves as an introductory taste of Metric’s forthcoming sixth studio album, slated for release this September and the follow-up to 2012’s Synthetica. The band has not revealed the new album’s title or specific release date, but we’ll worry about all that after we’re done digesting this fresh new tune.
Listen to “The Shade” below, and peep Metric’s full dates with Imagine Dragons after the video. The tour comes to Boston’s TD Garden on July 1, but with that new album on the way, Metric should be back headlining smaller rooms by the end of the year.
Metric Tour Dates with Imagine Dragons:
June 3 – Moda Center – Portland, OR
June 5 – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
June 6 – Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB
June 8 – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB
June 9 – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN
June 10 – CenturyLink Center – Omaha, NE
June 12 – Scotiatrade Center – St. Louis, MO
June 13 – BMO Harris Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI
June 15 – Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL
June 16 – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, KY
June 18 – Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH
June 19 – Consol Energy Centre – Pittsburgh, PA
June 22 – Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH
June 23 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
June 24 – First Niagara Center – Buffalo, NY
June 29 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
June 30 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
July 1 – TD Garden – Boston, MA
July 3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
July 4 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
July 6 – Verizon Center – Washington, DC
July 7 – Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte, NC
July 8 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
July 10 – Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL
July 11 – BB&T – Sunrise, FL
July 13 – FedEX Forum – Memphis, TB
July 14 – Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA
July 16 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX
July 17 – American Airlines Arena – Dallas, TX
July 20 – Honda Center – Anaheim, CA
July 21 – Viejas Arena – San Diego, CA
July 24 – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA
July 25 – US Airways Center – Phoenix, AZ
July 27 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
July 28 – Energy Solutions Arena – Salt Lake City, UT
July 30 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
July 31 – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA
August 1 – Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID