METZ are back! After celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut in 2022, the beloved Toronto noise rockers have announced their first new album in four years, shared alongside two singles and a smattering of tour dates.
Engineered by Sam Manchester (Mdou Moctar, Lingua Ignota), Up on Gravity Hill arrives on April 12 via Sub Pop / Dine Alone. It's the follow-up to 2020's Atlas Vending and features guest appearances from Black Mountain's Amber Webber and Owen Pallett.
Press notes describes Up on Gravity Hill as not only the trio's most powerful record yet, but also their most beautiful — a duality they're already demonstrating with the two singles shared today, the foot-stoping "99" and dreamier, more melodic "Entwined (Street Light Buzz)."
“These two songs couldn't be more stylistically and thematically dissimilar," frontman Alex Edkins explained in a statement. "‘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.”
METZ will hit the road with their new material starting with a North American run this spring, which includes Canadian stops in Montreal (May 16) and Toronto (May 17) as its penultimate and final dates. Find the full North American itinerary below, as well as both singles and the full album tracklist.
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:
04/17 Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre $
04/19 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom $
04/20 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts $ *
04/21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar $
04/23 Atlanta, GA - The Earl $
04/24 Birmingham, AL - Saturn $
04/25 Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge $
04/26 Austin, TX - The Parish (Austin Psych Fest) $
04/27 Dallas, TX - Sons of Hermann Hall $
04/29 Sante Fe, NM - Meow Wolf $
04/30 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar $
05/01 San Diego, CA - The Casbah $
05/02 Los Angeles, CA - 1720 $
05/03 San Jose, CA - The Ritz $
05/04 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel $
05/06 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom $
05/07 Seattle, WA - Neumos $
05/10 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club $
05/11 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge $
05/16 Montreal, QC - Fairmount Theatre $
05/17 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall $
$ with Gouge Away
* with Rid of Me
