There’s something to be said when a band recognizes their strengths as a unit and hones in on those qualities that make them special. Metric have returned with their tenth studio album, Romanticize the Dive, that finds the band reuniting with Synthetica and Fantasies producer Gavin Brown. It’s easy to see how this trusted partnership pays off in the music as Metric continue to strengthen their songwriting all over this solid effort. While this record may not have the runaway success of Fantasies or more recently, Art of Doubt, Romanticize the Dive is comfortable in revisiting the band’s humble beginnings and offering subtle advice for others to follow to benefit their mental health and overall well-being.

Metric’s seventh full-length album has a curious title in Art of Doubt, as there is little doubt that this Canadian four-piece band is as confident as they’ve ever been. The first song released on this effort, “Dark Saturday,” gets the brooding tones and dark atmosphere going early on this fantastic record. Lead singer, Emily Haines, shows a ton of composure on this LP, as she swaggers through the first track and “picks her spots” on when to belt it out and when to whisper. Metric have found their late-career masterpiece in Art of Doubt, as it encompasses all of the sounds that the band has tinkered with since their formation in 1998, into an outstanding work of art.

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