Help I'm Alive-Metric

For some reason, she looks a little like Keira Knightley in this pic. Does anybody else see that too? Am I crazy?

Many thanks to Taylor for the subject of today's post. I hadn't heard of Metric before last night.

This is just the sort of music I wish were more popular. Why do we instead have fourteen year old Disney Mouseketeers and American Idol rejects running the music industry?

They sort of reminded me of The Sounds in their rock vs. pop sensibilities, the inclusion of electronic elements with fun guitar riffs. It's pure fun to listen to. If you aren't into the sounds, but would like to be, here's some great examples:

Channeling Blondie a little...

...don't you think?

Mine for Life
This has always been my favorite, for one silly detail; the modulation between 3:38 to 3:45, that modulates again at 4:00 and at 4:16. It just makes me happy. I also love the layering during the chorus.
Queen of Apology
Pure catchy. Catchy in its undiluted, purest form.

They are more unapologetically electronic in their aesthetic. They remind me of Blondie in their 80s tinged fashions, the lone woman fronting a band of dudes, the tinges of new wave pop modernized. I saw them at the Grog Shop and it was a great concert. Maja Ivarsson is a hottie with great vocal stylings.

I want her boots...

Annnnnnyways, back to Metric. They are Canadian (score). Perhaps it's just having a hockey-fan-fiance, but Canadian things seem infinitely cooler to me. They have a better national anthem, for one. I can forgive them Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne because they speak French, have the better view of Niagara Falls, and are excellent at winter sports.

Also, I think I'm discovering a trend in my popular music tastes: bands or performers who know how to make a good acoustic version of their song. Metric fits the bill, rewriting Help I'm Alive for a benefit for Haiti.

What do you think?