On Metric's sixth album, Pagans in Vegas, most of the tracks are so refined they sparkle. These Canadians dress up their glitzy alt-rock with an extra coat of shimmery new wave, with tracks flashing like a relentless strobe light as Emily Haines purrs "I want it all." Synths sizzle and squeal through Fortunes and The Shade before rippling into smooth chill-wave on Celebrate. The velvety guitar floating under For Kicks hints at The Cure, while Depeche Mode's dark dynamism haunts Too Bad, So Sad. It all ends in a luscious instrumental, with rich organ strains reaching synth-pop nirvana.
Tracklist:
1. Lie Lie Lie
2. Fortunes
3. The Shade
4. Celebrate
5. Cascades
6. For Kicks
7. Too Bad, So Sad
8. Other Side
9. Blind Valentine
10. The Governess
11. The Face Part I
12. The Face Part II
