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METRIC "Grow Up And Blow Away" Reviews
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AZRating: 7.6
Users rating: 10.0 |
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Release: 26 Jun 2007
Label: Last Gang Records
Genre: Rock, Pop
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| AV Club |
Rating: 8.3 |
Metric is a leading light of Toronto's Broken Social Scene circle these days, but the band was far different when it recorded its first album, Grow Up And Blow Away, in 2001. Instead of the guitar-heavy foursome familiar on the recent Live It Out, Metric was a trip-hoppy duo comprising only singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw.
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| Sputnikmusic.com |
Rating: 8.0 |
Six years after it was recorded Last Gang Records is opening the vault and releasing Metric's formerly unreleased album, one that just might be Canadian indie pop band's best yet.
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| The Tripwire |
Rating: 7.5 |
Grow Up And Blow Away is so much more than a filler to complete your Metric collection. It is a standout release in its own right, and it's about damn time this got a proper street date. Now we are left waiting and hungry for their new LP, which should come out this fall.
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| Blogcritics |
Rating: 7.0 |
The Metric sound is very present in the title track "Grow Up And Blow Away" with its laid-back synth sound. The song is very consistent in its rhythm and beat, but there is an underlying feeling that it seems to be building up into something huge. It doesn't, which is ironic given that two of the title words are "blow away."
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| All Music Guide |
Rating: 7.0 |
The light, melodic electro-pop feel is all over the title track as lead singer Emily Haines shows her talents early and often. Meanwhile, things pick up slightly with the catchy, danceable and tight "Hardwire" that instantly brings to mind the Cardigans.
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Users comments
| Zach Main |
Rating: 10.0 |
Out of everything Metric I have ever listened to, I have never heard them sound this pure. It sounds untapped, fresh, and under confident, but in a good way. It sounds comfortable, like Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw are right in the room with you. It's brilliant, but not arrogant. It's quiet, but powerful. The title track is one that more than lives up to being the first track on a long awaited CD. The songs are subtle, but lively in their own. The recent Metric essence shows up most in the songs "Grow Up and Blow Away", "Hardwire", "Soft Rock Star", and "Raw Sugar".
This is a case where it was well worth the wait as it's own CD, and not something just to tide us over until Metric's next outing.
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