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Posted: **5/27/2006, 6:11 pm**

no idea, but it has more than a twang.
i don't mind it or anything, just think she could do a lot better.

Posted: **5/27/2006, 9:18 pm**

i dunno.. i think i still should check it out because i like some folksy stuff.

Posted: **5/27/2006, 11:49 pm**

I was looking at the Cd in our back room today, I'll listen to it tommorow and report back

Posted: **5/29/2006, 5:52 pm**

ooh neat!

Posted: **5/30/2006, 1:20 pm**

Hope wrote:i dunno.. i think i still should check it out because i like some folksy stuff.

There are much better things to check out if you like folksy stuff, like, well, real folk music, for starters. Nick Drake, Phil Ochs, Vashti Bunyan, and Bob Dylan are good starters, and for a more contemporary take on the folk music, go with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Cyann & Ben, Devendra Banhart, M. Ward (especially M. Ward), or Okkervil River.

I'm just taking a stab in the dark when I say that these people have a better feel for folk music, as it's actually what they're known for and all.

Alan out.

Posted: **5/31/2006, 3:59 pm**

changed your opinion on Amy Millan's new CD Alan?

Posted: **5/31/2006, 4:14 pm**

I've enjoyed the album so far. She deserves her own thread but oh well. her album feels a lot like Sarah Harmer's "all of our names" album, where there's one really stand out single and the rest is very laid back. I see it more as background music than music that you would really get into and listen intently and all that.

Posted: **6/4/2006, 9:43 am**

I AM ME wrote:changed your opinion on Amy Millan's new CD Alan?

No. It didn't do anything for me on initial listens, so I decided to listen to the Unicorns instead. Now that's a band anyone can love.

Posted: **6/29/2006, 12:04 am**

I stand by my earlier opinion that Emily's is gonna be better then Amy's. Amy's wasn't that great, it was good but meh.

New emily stuff around too.

http://www.spin.com/features/news/2006/ ... ilyhaines/

You can download another song there. Not as good as Detective Daughter in my opinion but i enjoyed it

Posted: **7/18/2006, 6:49 pm**

emily haines and james shaw did a cover of elliott smith's "between the bars" for rolling stone, apparently.

here it is:

Mp3: Metric - Between The Bars (Elliott Smith Cover)

its not outstanding or anything, i thought people would like to hear it.

enjoy

Posted: **7/20/2006, 2:54 pm**

Cool, like you said not outstanding but not bad

Posted: **7/31/2006, 1:00 am**

acoustic live video of it from Rollingstone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKF12hXJ_Ow

also from the same live performance

Handshakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDvlrspGpxc

Monster Hospital
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-J9ijdR_KI

Live It Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_tsD3Dyfnc

I don't see how some people don't like her voice

Posted: **7/31/2006, 1:50 am**

it gets annoying sometimes

Posted: **7/31/2006, 2:00 am**

Her voice or people?

:lol:

Posted: **7/31/2006, 2:02 am**

her in general

Posted: **7/31/2006, 2:07 am**

lol blasphemy!

Posted: **7/31/2006, 1:28 pm**

You're indoors, Emily. Take off your damn bug glasses.

I liked hearing Glass Ceiling (NOT Handshakes) acoustic though. I'll have to rip these someday.

Posted: **7/31/2006, 7:07 pm**

Via pitchforkmedia.com:

Emily Haines of Metric Reveals New Song, Dates

Written over four years, in various cities, before and after the death of a parent and during a hectic touring schedule, Knives Don't Have Your Back, the forthcoming solo debut by Metric's Emily Haines, is nothing if not a long time coming.

Though the full-length isn't due out until September 26 on Last Gang Records, fans can temporarily satisfy their appetites with an exclusive stream of the airy, piano-backed "Our Hell" by clicking on the link below.

Before the release of Knives, Haines will play shows in a few select cities, accompanied by a rotating group of musicians dubbed the Soft Skeleton. In Toronto, the Soft Skeleton band will consist of the Tokai String Quartet and a horn section of Jimmy Shaw (Broken Social Scene, Metric), Evan Cranley (Stars, Broken Social Scene), and Chris Seligman (Stars). Elsewhere, Haines will be backed by Sparklehorse drummer Scott Minor and bassist Paul Dillon.

For her stint at the Toronto International Film Festival, Haines will incorporate images by indie filmmaker Guy Maddin in a special multimedia presentation.

We have your back on those show dates:

09-12 Toronto, Ontario - Toronto International Film Festival (Venue TBA)
09-18 Montreal, Quebec - Le National
09-19 New York, NY - Joe's Pub
09-21 Los Angeles, CA - Venue TBA
09-22 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord

Haines isn't abandoning her main band just yet. Metric have several shows scheduled for August and September, including a few festival appearances.

Dates:
08-25 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-27 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-02 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga
09-03 Victoria, British Columbia - Open Air Centennial Square
09-04 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-14 London, Ontario - Rock the Block
09-15 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Forum
09-16 Fredericton, New Brunswick - UNB Cafeteria

Stream: Emily Haines - Our Hell - http://www.emilyhaines.com/ourhell.html

Posted: **9/5/2006, 12:51 pm**

The album leaked awhile ago. I'm finally getting around to listening to it now. It's very melancholy and plodding. I'll understand if a lot of Metric fans don't take to this. The first four songs hold up well enough to me though. But it's more mood music, not something you can listen to whenever you want. Good background music or when you're sleepy.

Posted: **9/5/2006, 2:08 pm**

i like it better than Live It Out i think. But you're right, it's nothing fantastic. beats the crap out of Amy Milan's album at least