Toronto noisemakers METZ have announced Up on Gravity Hill, the band’s fifth album and first in four years, which will be out April 12 via Sub Pop.The album features contributions from Amber Webber of Black Mountain and composer/string arranger Owen Pallett.
While known for making a serious racket, Up on Gravity Hill finds more melody and nuance stepping into the spotlight. With the announcement they’ve shared two songs, “99” and the very catchy/anthemic “Entwined (Street Light Buzz),” which really show off the album’s new vibes. “These two songs couldn’t be more stylistically and thematically dissimilar,” says frontman Alex Edkins. “‘Entwined (Street Light Buzz)’ is a song about the deep connection humans can foster with one another and how we carry people with us forever, even after death. ‘99’ is about the scourge of corporate greed and bottom-line thinking that runs rampant in modern society. Anything for a buck is the message being sent to younger generations.”
Listen to both songs below.
METZ have also announced a spring tour with Gouge Away that includes a show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on April 19. Tickets are on sale now. Check out their full tour schedule below.
Up on Gravity Hill
1. No Reservation / Love Comes Crashing
2. Glass Eye
3. Entwined (Street Light Buzz)
4. 99
5. Superior Mirage
6. Wound Tight
7. Never Still Again
8. Light Your Way Home
METZ – 2024 Tour Dates
Wed. Apr. 17 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre $
Fri. Apr. 19 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom $
Sat. Apr. 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts $ *
Sun. Apr. 21 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar $
Tue. Apr. 23 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl $
Thu. Apr. 24 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn $
Fri. Apr. 25 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge $
Sat. Apr. 26 – Austin, TX – The Parish (Austin Psych Fest) $
Sun. Apr. 27 – Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall $
Mon. Apr. 29 – Sante Fe, NM – Meow Wolf $
Tues. Apr. 30 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar $
Wed. – May 01 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah $
Tue. May 02 – Los Angeles, CA – 1720 $
Wed. May 03 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz $
Thu. May 04 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel $
Mon. May 06 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom $
Tue. May 07 – Seattle, WA – Neumos $
Fri. May 10 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club $
Sat. May 11 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge $
Thu. May 16 -Montreal, QE – Theatre Fairmount $
Sat. May 17 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall $
Thu. Aug. 15 – Crickhowell, UK – Green Man Festival
Fri. Aug. 16 – St Malo, FR La Route Du Rock
Sat. Aug. 17 – Charleville-Mezières, FR – Cabaret Vert Festival
Fri. Aug. 23 – Malaga, ES – Canela Party
Sat. Nov. 02 – Rennes, FR – L’Antipode
Sun. Nov. 03 – La Rochelle, FR – La Sirène
Mon. Nov. 04 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
Tue. Nov. 05 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR – La Coopérative de Mai
Wed. Nov. 06 – Lyon, FR – Le Transbordeur
Thu. Nov. 07 – Zurich, CH – Bogen F
Sat. Nov. 09 – Prague, CZ – Futurum
Sun. Nov. 10 – Budapest, HU – Turbina
Tue. Nov. 12 – Krakow, PL – Klub Zascianek
Wed. Nov. 13 – Warsaw, PL – Klub Hydrozagadka
Sat. Nov. 16 – Berlin, DE – Hole44
Mon. Nov. 18 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Tue. Nov. 19 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
Wed. Nov. 20 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Thu. Nov. 21 – Groningen, NL – Vera
Fri. Nov. 22- Antwerp, BE – Trix
Sat. Nov. 23 – Lille, FR – L’Aéronef
Mon. Nov. 25 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Tue. Nov. 26 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Wed. Nov. 27 – Birkenhead, UK – Future Yard
Thu. Nov. 28 – Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
Fri. Nov. 29 – London, UK – Village Underground
$ w/ Gouge Away
* w/ Rid of Me