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Artist : Metric Album : Romanticize the Dive Quick Thoughts : A band like Metric, who rose during the 2000s indie era and are as loved for their own sound as they are for their adjacency to Broken Social Scene, is in some ways an institution as much as a band. They've been continually good-to-great for decades now, and Romanticize the Dive definitely reads as an album of a band doing their best versions of themselves. Production / instrumentation is very reminiscent of Fantasies for me, which is probably my favorite Metric record and why I like this album so much. "Victim of Luck" is a new classic, "Loyal" a soaring anthemic earworm, and the album is basically no skips. It would be worth your time in a busy week, but it's a great listen for a slow early spring release calendar too. Songs of Note : "Victim of Luck," "Time is a Bomb," "Tremolo," "Loyal," "Antigravity," "Clouds to Break" A...

Photo by Jarrett Barnes Micah and the Mirrors is the solo project of Denver's Micah Morris, formerly of Fast Eddy. His latest single, "Hungry Hungry Heart," is a killer modern garage rock track. It's an amped up version of the genre, reminiscent of early Hives without the pop focus. (Ok, maybe "Hungry Hungry Heart" has a little bit of pop to it...) This is just pure rock and roll, without any pretense, and it's perfect for when you just want a rock song. Morris keeps just enough of a punk edge to the song, and the whole thing is just a burst of fun rock and roll. Crank this one up, and get ready to enjoy. You can listen to "Hungry Hungry Heart" below. Micah and the Mirrors' upcoming album is due out May 1 on Spaghetty Town Records. For more on the band, check them out on Instagram .