METZ have announced their new album, Up on Gravity Hill, along with a 2024 headlining tour. The Canadian band’s first full-length in four years arrives on April 12th via Sub Pop, but you can hear the new singles “99” and “Entwined (Street Light Buzz)” now. Stream the tracks below.
Engineered by Seth Manchester (Mdou Moctar, Lingua Ignota, Battles), Up on Gravity Hill features guest performances from Amber Webber of Black Mountain and composer/string arranger Owen Pallett. It’s described in a press release as “a deep, detailed, and unyieldingly personal collection of songs” that’s simultaneously METZ’s “most powerful record to date” and their most beautiful. Pre-orders are ongoing.
The supporting international tour kicks off its North American leg in Boston on April 17th and will feature dates in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and more before heading over to the UK and Europe beginning in mid-August. See the full itinerary below.
Tickets are currently on sale to the general public via Ticketmaster. You can also look for deals to North American dates via StubHub — where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program — or viagogo for international shows.
In a statement, METZ guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins said the new singles “couldn’t be more stylistically and thematically dissimilar. ‘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’s last album, Atlas Vending, was released in October 2020. Most recently, they teamed up with IDLES’ Joe Talbot in 2022 for “Come on Down.”
Up on Gravity Hill Artwork:
Up on Gravity Hill Tracklist:
01. No Reservation/Love Comes Crashing
02. Glass Eye
03. Entwined (Street Light Buzz)
04. 99
05. Superior Mirage
06. Wound Tight
07. Never Still Again
08. 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 @ Theatre Fairmount $
05/17 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall $
08/15 – Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival
08/16 – St Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
08/17 – Charleville-Mezières, FR @ Cabaret Vert Festival
08/23 – Malaga, ES @ Canela Party
11/02 – Rennes, FR @ L’Antipode
11/03 – La Rochelle, FR @ La Sirène
11/04 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
11/05 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Coopérative de Mai
11/06 – Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur
11/07 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
11/09 – Prague, CZ @ Futurum
11/10 – Budapest, HU @ Turbina
11/12 – Krakow, PL @ Klub Zascianek
11/13 – Warsaw, PL @ Klub Hydrozagadka
11/16 – Berlin, DE @ Hole44
11/18 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
11/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
11/20 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11/21 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
11/22 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
11/23 – Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
11/25 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
11/26 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
11/27 – Birkenhead, UK @ Future Yard
11/28 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
11/29 – London, UK @ Village Underground
$ = w/ Gouge Away
* = w/ Gouge Away and Rid of Me