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Kyle Dean Reinford

Emily Haines (Metric) (x2) & Tall Firs @ Union Pool - pics

photos by Kyle Dean Reinford

Metric @ Union Pool

As announced, Emily Haines played back to back shows at Union Pool in Brooklyn last night (Sept 7). The two Emily shows were followed by a third show where Emily joined former tour-mates Tall Firs on stage for a few songs. Ends up, the first two shows weren’t Emily solo performances at all. She didn’t even play one song off her solo album. Instead, she and Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw played the new, unreleased 9-track Metric album in its entirety, acoustically, twice. They just finished recording it earlier that day – their reason for being in NYC. Both sets were identical and both ended with the older Metric favorite “Live it Out” – a song the crowd was invited to sing along to.

Future plans for Metric include releasing the new album in November or December, playing more stripped-down, full-album shows, and maybe even recording and releasing the acoustic live version. Kyle stayed for all three sets last night. The below pictures are a mix from all of them (and include the setlist aka the tracklist for the new album)….

Jimmy Shaw
Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

setlist for the first 2 shows
Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Tall Firs…

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric @ Union Pool

Metric‘s area show before these was at All Points West.