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Sarah Frankie Linder

METZ streaming new album (listen ++ updated tour dates)

by Bill Pearis

photo: Metz at SXSW 2015 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder)
METZ

METZ‘s second album is out next week and the Toronto band have upped their assault on our eardrums on all fronts with better songs, better production and sharper focus. It somehow seems louder (and snottier), too, which basically ticks all the boxes of what you want from a record like this. If you’re ready for this on a Monday morning (or whatever point in time you’re reading this), the whole thing is streaming ahead of its release at NPR.

The band will kick off their 2015 tour with two release shows at Toronto’s Lee’s Palace, both of which are with Protomartyr. They’ll then cross the border for Levitation in Austin, Shaky Knees in Atlanta and then their tour with FIDLAR begins. That tour hits NYC for two sold-out shows. METZ have added more dates since we last posted and all are listed below.


METZ – 2015 Tour Dates
FRI, May 1 Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada (w/ Protomartyr, Fake Palms)
SAT, May 2 Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Canada (w/ Protomartyr, Mimico)
FRI, May 8 Carson Creek Ranch , Austin, TX (Levitation/Austin Psych Fest!)
SAT, May 9 Atlantic Station, Atlanta, GA (Shaky Knees Music Festival!)
MON, May 11 State Theater (FL), St. Petersburg, FL (w/ FIDLAR)
TUE, May 12 The Social, Orlando, FL (w/ FIDLAR)
WED, May 13 Workplay, Birmingham, AL (w/ FIDLAR)
THU, May 14 Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN (w/ FIDLAR)
THU, May 14 Grimey’s, Nashville, TN (in-store @ 6PM! All Ages! Also FREE!)
TUE, May 19 Firebird, Saint Louis, MO (w/ FIDLAR)
WED, May 20 Lincoln Hall (IL), Chicago, IL (w/ Oozing Wound)
THU, May 21 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN (w/ FIDLAR)
FRI, May 22 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN (w/ FIDLAR)
SAT, May 23 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI (w/ FIDLAR)
TUE, May 26 Bowery Ballroom, The, New York City, NY (w/ FIDLAR)
WED, May 27 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (w/ FIDLAR)
THU, May 28 930 Club, Washington, DC (w/ FIDLAR)
FRI, May 29 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA (w/ FIDLAR)
SAT, May 30 Paradise (MA), Boston, MA (w/ FIDLAR)
TUE, Jun 16 Underworld, The, London, United Kingdom (w/ Bad Breeding)
WED, Jun 17 Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
FRI, Jun 19 Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
SAT, Jun 20 Hurricane Festival , Scheessel, Germany
SUN, Jun 21 Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
MON, Jun 22 Täubchenthal, Leipzig, Germany
WED, Jun 24 Cassiopeia, Berlin, Germany
THU, Jun 25 MTC, Cologne, Germany
SAT, Jul 11 Theater Fairmount, Montreal, Canada
SUN, Jul 12 Imperial de Quebec, Quebec City, Canada (Festival d’eté International de Québec)
TUE, Jul 14 Ottawa Blues Fest, Ottawa, Canada (RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest!)
TUE, Jul 21 Woodward Theater, Cincinnati, OH
WED, Jul 22 Basement (OH), Columbus, OH
THU, Jul 23 Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
FRI, Jul 24 Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Oro-Medonte, Canada
SAT, Jul 25 Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Oro-Medonte, Canada
SUN, Jul 26 Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Oro-Medonte, Canada
MON, Jul 27 Cactus Club (WI), Milwaukee, WI
WED, Jul 29 Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg, Canada
THU, Jul 30 Amigos, Saskatoon, SK
FRI, Jul 31 Republik, Calgary, Canada
SAT, Aug 1 Starlite Room, Edmonton, Canada
MON, Aug 3 Rickshaw Theater (BC), Vancouver, Canada
TUE, Aug 4 Neumos, Seattle, WA
WED, Aug 5 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
THU, Aug 6 Twilight Concert Series, Salt Lake City, UT
SUN, Aug 9 Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA
TUE, Aug 11 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
SUN, Sep 6 Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Ireland