I'm not one for covers. Especially when people try to cover Beatles' music, but that's a different story. The late Elliott Smith was an American singer/songwriter who died in 2003 to his own stab-wounds. His girlfriend, Jennifer, found him in the bathroom. Some of his fans blame her. If you ask me, this is not a Courtney Love situation-- just listen to his lyrics.
(I digress).
It takes a really, really good band and a perfectly chosen song for me to appreciate a good cover, which is rare, in my opinion. Metric's front woman, Emily Haines, performed Smith's song "Behind the Bars" (click that and watch) with her graceful, sultry voice for Rolling Stone magazine in 2006. And I love it. The distant, serious sound produced by the band mixed with the emotional and heavy songwriting style of Smith goes hand in hand, as if "Behind the Bars" was meant for the band to cover.
The band can definitely add this song to their repertoire of groundbreaking music and unique sound (for those of you who think Metric is a band who doesn't take risks... songwriting is not all about how out-there the music is. Again, I digress), like their impressive latest album, Fantasies. Not a track on the album is misplaced; each song has a strong connection to the main theme of the album, which differs from their past albums.
They have a similar sound to Silversun Pickups, and even to the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. But Metric can hold their own, and prove that in each song they write. Get this album. You will not be disappointed.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, you can watch your back.
Fun fact: Haines, born in Ontario, Canada, grew up in New Delhi, India.
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