METRIC – Fantasies (Reissue) – LP – Opaque Bone Colour Vinyl [OCT 16]

Description

LP – Limited Edition Opaque Baby Blue Vinyl (2026 Repress).

In 1998, songwriting & production duo Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw formed Metric & left Toronto for NYC in search of like-minded artists. In ’01/’02, they were joined by drummer Joules Scott Key & bassist Joshua Winstead, & found themselves at the centre of the citys burgeoning alt-rock scene alongside bands like LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes, TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol & more.

Fantasies is the group’s fourth album featuring the singles “Help, I’m Alive” and “Gimme Sympathy“. Since its release in 2009, Fantasies has grown into Metrics most-streamed album, racking up over 252 million plays on Spotify alone as of July 2025. Widely celebrated at the timedebuting at No.1 on Billboards Heatseekers and earning Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Junosits enduring popularity continues to make it a defining high water mark in the band’s catalog.

Now pressed exclusively for retail on Opaque Bone Colour Vinyl.

Tracklist:

A1 Help I’m Alive
A2 Sick Muse
A3 Satellite Mind
A4 Twilight Galaxy
A5 Gold Guns Girls

B1 Gimme Sympathy
B2 Collect Call
B3 Front Row
B4 Blindness
B5 Stadium Love