Fantasies (album)
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| Studio album by Metric | ||||
| Released | April 7, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios, New York; Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Metric Music International, Last Gang, Mom + Pop | |||
| Producer | Gavin Brown & Jimmy Shaw | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
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| Allmusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| The Guardian | |
| No Ripcord | |
| Now | |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10) |
| Planet Sound | (7/10) |
| PopMatters | (8/10) |
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| Slant | |
Fantasies is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on April 7, 2009. In the U.S. it debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, and peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard 200. In Canada it debuted at No. 13 on the Canadian Albums Chart and peaked at No. 6. In Australia, the album debuted at No. 48.
The first single release from the album, "Help I'm Alive", was added to the iTunes Store on December 23, 2008 in Canada. The single is also available on 7" vinyl from their website, and was available on their "Jingle Bell Rock" tour in December 2008. On February 13, 2009, the album cover's image was added to the song "Help, I'm Alive" on their MySpace playlist. On February 28, 2009, the band added the song "Gimme Sympathy" to their MySpace playlist.
The album was available through their website, in vinyl, deluxe hardcover, digital, or deluxe bundle packages. There was a Limited Edition Package available at first that was limited to 500 copies, which has now sold out.
Metric opted to self-release the album. The subsequent mainstream success of the album led The New York Times to use Metric as the central band in an article regarding the shrinking role of major labels in the music industry.
The song "Front Row" was featured on an episode of Grey's Anatomy, and released as a single on iTunes the same day. Frontwoman Emily Haines told Drowned in Sound that "Front Row" was inspired by the novel Great Jones Street by Don DeLillo. "Gold Guns Girls" was featured in the movie Zombieland as well as in an episode of the TV show Entourage, in the EA Sports game FIFA 10, as the intro and closing credits of Totally Spies: The Movie. It was featured in the 2011 video game Test Drive Unlimited 2. "Help I'm Alive" was featured in an episode of The Vampire Diaries, and during the end credits of the 2009 movie Defendor.
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