On April 12th, METZ will release their prodigious new album, Up On Gravity Hill, via Sub Pop. Following the previously released tracks ‘99‘ and ‘Entwined (Street Light Buzz)‘ comes the album’s gorgeous closer ‘Light Your Way Home‘, which features vocal contributions from Amber Webber of Black Mountain.
METZ frontman Alex Edkins shares, “’Light Your Way Home’ is definitely one of our favorites from Up On Gravity Hill. I was listening to lots of Jesu and Low (as I do most winters) when writing this one. Lyrically, it’s about missing your loved ones to the point of losing your grip on reality. We distorted and added a mechanical slap back to the drums to create a wild and huge sound. I love how big we got the production on this one. It’s like nothing we’ve ever made before, sonically or lyrically. Amber Webber (Black Mountain, Lightning Dust) was so great to work with, and her voice just takes this song to another stratosphere. I think the video by Colin Medley perfectly captures the vibe and intent of the song.”
Up On Gravity Hill is available to preorder now on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders in North America from megamart.subpop.com, and select independent retailers will receive the Loser Edition on clear w/ red splatter vinyl. LP orders from independent retail stores & Mega Mart 2 (the new, UK-based sibling site to the world-famous Sub Pop Mega Mart) in the UK and Europe will receive the Loser Edition on Opaque Yellow vinyl. All coloured vinyl versions are available while stock lasts.
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
As previously announced, METZ have headlining international tour dates scheduled supporting Up On Gravity Hill, with dates in North America from April 17th to May 17th and a run of UK and EU dates in the fall from November 3rd through November 29th. The band also has a series of UK and EU festival performances in August, including stops at Green Man Festival in the UK, La Route Du Rock and Cabaret Vert Festival in France, and the Canela Party in Spain. See further below for a full list of shows.
Tour Dates:
Apr 17th | Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre $
Apr 19th | New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom $
Apr 20th | Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts $ *
Apr 21st | Baltimore, MD – Ottobar $
Apr 23rd | Atlanta, GA – The Earl $
Apr 24th – Birmingham, AL – Saturn $
Apr 25th | Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge $
Apr 26th | Austin, TX – The Parish (Austin Psych Fest) $
Apr 27th | Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall $
Apr 29th | Sante Fe, NM – Meow Wolf $
Apr 30th | Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar $
May 1st | San Diego, CA – The Casbah $
May 2nd | Los Angeles, CA – 1720 $
May 3rd | San Jose, CA – The Ritz $
May 4th | San Francisco, CA – The Chapel $
May 6th | Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom $
May 7th | Seattle, WA – Neumos $
May 10th | St. Paul, MN – Turf Club $
May 11th | Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge $
May 16th | Montreal, QE – Theatre Fairmount $
May 17th | Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall $
Aug 15th | Crickhowell, UK – Green Man Festival
Aug 16th | St Malo, FR La Route Du Rock
Aug 17th | Charleville-Mezières, FR – Cabaret Vert Festival
Aug 23rd | Malaga, ES – Canela Party
Nov 2nd | Rennes, FR – L’Antipode
Nov 3rd | La Rochelle, FR – La Sirène
Nov 4th | Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
Nov 5th | Clermont-Ferrand, FR – La Coopérative de Mai
Nov 6th | Lyon, FR – Le Transbordeur
Nov 7th | Zurich, CH – Bogen F
Nov 9th | Prague, CZ – Futurum
Nov 10th | Budapest, HU – Turbina
Nov 12th | Krakow, PL – Klub Zascianek
Nov 13th | Warsaw, PL – Klub Hydrozagadka
Nov 16th | Berlin, DE – Hole44
Nov 18th | Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Nov 19th | Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
Nov 20th | Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Nov 21st | Groningen, NL – Vera
Nov 22nd | Antwerp, BE – Trix
Nov 23rd | Lille, FR – L’Aéronef
Nov 25th | Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds %
Nov 26th | Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club %
Nov 27th | Birkenhead, UK – Future Yard %
Nov 28th | Bristol, UK – Strange Brew %
Nov 29th | London, UK – Village Underground %
$ w/ Gouge Away
* w/ Rid of Me
% w/ THE NONE
Tickets for all shows available here: https://www.metzztem.com/live
Photo credit – Vanessa Heins