On May 5 (a day before in non-U.S. territories), Sub Pop will release II, the appropriately named second album from Toronto rippers METZ. Lead track "Acetate" has already made the rounds, and now there's another bounty of screech to enjoy from the album. "Spit You Out" has one hell of a buzzsaw hook, with howling vocals and a chuggling churn that tastes like battery acid but goes down smoothly regardless. What a predicament!
"'Spit You Out' is loosely based on the uncanny ability of 'modern life' to suck you in, beat you down, grind you up, and spit you out... disoriented, disenfranchised and wanting badly to start at the beginning again," METZ's Alex Edkins told FADER in an email. "It also has a ripping guitar solo." It sure does! Check out the band's tour dates below, too.
Apr. 15 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place*
Apr. 16 - Columbus, OH - Double Happiness*
Apr. 17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom*
Apr. 18 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch*
May 01 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace^
May 02 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace^
May 08 - Austin, TX - Levitation 2015
May 09 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
May 11 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre**
May 12 - Orlando, FL - The Social**
May 13 - Birmingham, AL - Work Play**
May 14 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge**
May 19 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird**
May 20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 21 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry**
May 22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry**
May 23 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon**
May 26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom**
May 27 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg**
May 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club**
May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer**
May 30 - Boston, MA - Paradise**
Jun. 16 - London, UK - Underworld^^
Jun. 17 - Brussels, BE - Botanique - Rotonde
Jun. 19 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival
Jun. 20 - Scheesel, DE - Hurricane Festival
Jun. 21 - Neuhausen ob Eck, DE - Southside Festival
Jun. 22 - Leipzig, DE - Taubchenthal
Jun. 24 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
Jun. 25 - Cologne, DE - MTC
Jul. 14 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul. 24 - 26 - Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music & Arts Festival
Jul. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
Jul. 29 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
Jul. 30 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina
Jul 31 - Calgary, AB - The Republik
Aug. 01 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
Aug. 03 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
Aug. 04 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Aug. 05 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Aug. 08 -09 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
Aug. 11 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
* w/ Lightning Bolt
** w/ FIDLAR
^ w/ Protomartyr
^^ w/ Bad Breeding
Lead image: David Waldman
