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There's a flurry of activity from the Metric camp of late: a new EP front their frontlady, a forthcoming (albeit brief) tour, and-- surprise surprise-- another side project.

First, old business: Metric's full-length debut, Grow Up and Blow Away, was recently reissued by Last Gang Records. Then, something new: Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton's What is Free to a Good Home? EP dropped earlier this week. There's also Bang Lime, the side project from Metric's rhythm section, bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key. Their debut album, Best Friends in Love, is out August 14 on Last Gang.

Oh, and lest we forget, Emily's just one of the top-notch guests on the forthcoming Les Favy Fav LP. She also helped put together a collection of work by her father, poet Paul Haines, titled Secret Carnival Workers. It will be out this fall from Coach House Books.

After Bang Lime's North American tour wraps next month, Metric proper will cover a few kilometers through the first bit of October.

Best Friends in Love:

01 Kings & Queens
02 The Death of Death
03 Free White & 21
04 Equator
05 Iris
06 All Wars
07 Fly Paper
08 Blood Orange
09 Kick the Habit
10 Sailing

Metric:

09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Centre Island (Virgin Festival)
09-21 New York, NY - Webster Hall
09-26 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-28 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
10-02 Pomona, CA - Glass House
10-03 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
10-05 Hollywood, CA - The Music Box at the Fonda
10-06 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Download Festival)

Bang Lime:

08-08 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
08-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
08-11 San Francisco, CA - Rock-it-Room
08-15 Portland, OR - Lola's Room
08-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Plaza Club
08-19 Washington, DC - DC9
08-21 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
08-22 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
08-23 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
08-24 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
08-25 London, Ontario - Call the Office
08-26 Hamilton, Ontario - Casbah
08-28 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi