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METZ share song off new LP, touring w/ FIDLAR, form supergroup w/ Holy Fuck & Constantines (dates, stream)

by Bill Pearis

photo: METZ in Portland, OR July 2014 (more by Autumn Andel)
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METZ have announced details of their second album, METZ II, which will be out May 5 via Sub Pop. (Pre-order yours.) They’ve shared a song from it as well, “Acetate,” which you can listen to while you watch the band’s friend Travis Millard make graphic-designed pancakes for his dog Rodney. They say it’s “not the video” but it’s more of one than most songs get these days, and is worth watching. The song’s a real ripper too, as you’d expect from METZ. Watch it below.

The band are touring this spring, and dates include two stops in NYC: Bowery Ballroom on May 26 and Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 27. Both dates, and much of the tour, are with FIDLAR making lower case letters obselete for much of April and May. Tickets for both NYC shows go on sale Friday (2/20) at noon with an AmEx presale beginning Wednesday at noon.

In other news, METZ’s Alex Edkins has teamed with Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt and Constantines’ Doug MacGregor for a new Canadian supergroup called LIDS. Their debut 7″ is titled “Sarsfest” and will be out March 17 via Toronto label Telephone Explosion. You can stream that below.

All dates are listed, along with the LP art, tracklist and “Acetate” video, below…

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METZ II tracklist:
01 Acetate
02 The Swimmer
03 Spit You Out
04 Zzyzx
05 IOU
06 Landfill
07 Nervous System
08 Wait in Line
09 Eyes Peeled
10 Kicking a Can of Worms

METZ – 2015 Tour Dates
02-21 Pasadena, CA – Air & Style Los Angeles @ Rose Bowl
02-28 Mexico City, Mexico – NRMAL Festival
03-03 London, England – 100 Club
03-05 Paris, France – Point Ephemere
03-16-20 Austin, TX – SXSW
04-15 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place *
04-16 Columbus, OH – Double Happiness *
04-17 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *
04-18 Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch *
05-01-02 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace ^
05-08 Austin, TX – Levitation 2015
05-09 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05-11 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre **
05-12 Orlando, FL – The Social **
05-13 Birmingham, AL – Work Play **
05-14 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge **
05-19 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird **
05-20 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
05-21-22 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry **
05-23 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon **
05-26 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom **
05-27 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg **
05-28 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club **
05-29 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer **
05-30 Boston, MA – Paradise **
06-16 London, England – Underworld
06-17 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Rotonde
06-19 Hilvareenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret Festival
06-20 Scheesel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-21 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
06-22 Leipzig, Germany – Taubchenthal
06-24 Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
06-25 Cologne, Germany – MTC
06-24-26 Oro-Medonte, Ontario – WayHome Music & Arts Festival
* with Lightning Bolt
** with FIDLAR
^ with Protomartyr