VNV Nation is an alternative electronic group whose unique sound blends influences from contemporary electronic music, underground dance music, indie, ambient and rock, with thematic lyrics and emotive vocals. The music can range from hard-hitting beats to alternative-electronic anthems to haunting ballads to symphonic orchestrations. VNV Nation has also earned incredible acclaim for energetic live shows and gained a fanatical worldwide following.

Matnetik is the glitch-based, Future bass and funk movement that shreds formal electronic conception. His dirty south roots from Miami to Houston led to the DJ Producer taking an unprecedented, multi-genre attack on heavy basslines and wompy, psychedelic melodies.

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In 1998, songwriting & production duo Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw formed what would become Metric and left Toronto for NYC in search of like-minded artists. In 2001/2002, they were joined by drummer Joules Scott Key & bassist Joshua Winstead, and found themselves at the center of the city’s burgeoning alt-rock scene alongside bands like LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes, TV On the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more. Unlike their peers, Metric resisted major label offers, releasing albums that pushed boundaries on their own terms.

Metric’s relentless pursuit of timeless songwriting and fiercely independent ethos have cemented their place as one of the most essential and ahead-of-the-curve bands of the last two decades. By constantly upping themselves across nine unpredictable and adventurous studio albums, the trailblazing Toronto outfit founded by Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw is proof that you can amass an untouchable catalog without signing to a major label or changing your lineup. Their latest LP, Formentera II, out October 13 via their label MMI & Thirty Tigers, is a testament to their singular purpose. It stands among their best and most genre-defying work and closes the 18-song cycle started by 2022’s critically acclaimed Formentera

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