Metric's 'Synthetica' Video Features A Pared-Down, Acoustic Version (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Canadian indie-rockers Metric are no strangers to having their music set to visuals. After all, their songs can be heard on "CSI: Miami," "Grey's Anatomy," "Entourage," "One Tree Hill," "90210," "Twilight," "CSI: NY," "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," "The Vampire Diaries" and a handful of video games.

So it's unsurprising that the band feels comfortable releasing a Sony-branded video (filmed entirely on Xperia Ion smartphones and directed by Chris Lenox Smith) for "Synthetica," the title track off their fifth studio album.

In an email interview with HuffPost Entertainment, the band's Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw said they have "no problem with licensing music to TV shows." "People like TV," they wrote. "Doctors fall in an out of love sometimes and there needs to be music in the background while it happens. It might as well be one of our songs."

It's that type of simplicity and honesty which has long endeared the group to their fans. The video -- which is premiering exclusively on HuffPost Entertainment -- is available above. Below, see Metric's thoughts on the emotions their music inspires, and how they feel about the critical reception to the album, which is out now in stores.

Why did you decide to go with a more pared-down approach for this particular video?
We really like paring the songs down. It's really interesting when you take a different approach to the songs feel, sound and tempo how much the meaning of the lyrics can change. A good song ideally can be played on just about anything and still be compelling.

And what role do you see music videos playing in a band's career nowadays?
I think mainly as viral promotion or just straight up art form. The main video outlets don't seem to play music videos that much anymore so It's mainly straight to YouTube for most artists which is kind of freeing. You can really make whatever you want and it's going to be up to the democracy of the Internet that determines whether people see it or not.

Are you happy with the reception Synthetica has received so far? Are there any particularly memorable moments you've had since its release? Any interesting reactions to the album?
I am happy with it. I’ve found over the years that everyone has different reactions to our records. I’ve heard that every record is someone's favorite as well as someone else's least. I'm happy with the record we made and the process we went through making it and that really has to define it for me. If I looked too much to the outside world for artistic validation I would go crazy. In 1986 there were maybe 20 publications that would review music. Now there are thousands. You just can't read them all (or any) if you plan on having a life.

What's the primary emotion or reaction you hope the album instills in listeners? And how about the title track?
I think we were trying to ask a lot of questions. The world seems to be moving so fast now that we think it's important that people question what's happening for a moment and think about the ramifications of this expedited development before just blindly accepting its reality. We do have a choice. I'm not saying that rejecting forward movement is the thing to do but I am saying lets all be aware if what's happening as its happening and not later. Which seems to be a pretty classic human trait.

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Metric - Youth Without Youth
Metric "Youth Without Youth," from Synthetica. Get it on iTunes: www.smarturl.it Directed by: Justin Broadbent Produced by: Garen Barsegian Production Co: Doomsday Ent DP: Michael R. Belcher Editor: Andres Landau Production Designer: Caroline Pham Music video by Metric performing Youth Without Youth. (C) 2012 MMI / Mom + Pop
Help I'm Alive by Metric
At the behest of the powers that be, the download link has been removed.
Metric - Black Sheep
"Black Sheep" by Metric, recorded for the soundtrack to the upcoming Edgar Wright film, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", to be released in theaters on August 13th, 2010. METRIC Official Website: ilovemetric.com Follow METRIC on Twitter twitter.com Become a Fan of METRIC on Facebook: facebook.com METRIC on MySpace: myspace.com Edgar Wright Official Site: edgarwrighthere.com Follow Edgar Wright on Twitter twitter.com (C) 2010 Metric Music International
Gimme Sympathy [Official Music Video] - METRIC
Official Music Video for "Gimme Sympathy", from the album FANTASIES 2009 Metric Productions www.ilovemetric.com Directed by Frank Borin http ----Lyrics---- GET HOT GET TOO CLOSE TO THE FLAME WILD OPEN SPACE TALK LIKE AN OPEN BOOK SIGN ME UP GOT NO TIME TO TAKE A PICTURE I'LL REMEMBER SOMEDAY ALL THE CHANCES WE TOOK WE'RE SO CLOSE TO SOMETHING BETTER LEFT UNKNOWN I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES GIMME SYMPATHY AFTER ALL OF THIS IS GONE WHO WOULD YOU RATHER BE THE BEATLES OR THE ROLLING STONES OH SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE MISTAKES, YOU'RE YOUNG COME ON BABY PLAY ME SOMETHING LIKE HERE COMES THE SUN DON'T GO STAY WITH THE ALL UNKNOWN STAY AWAY FROM THE HOOKS ALL THE CHANCES WE TOOK WE'RE SO CLOSE TO SOMETHING BETTER LEFT UNKNOWN I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES GIMME SYMPATHY AFTER ALL OF THIS IS GONE WHO WOULD YOU RATHER BE THE BEATLES OR THE ROLLING STONES OH SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE MISTAKES, YOU'RE YOUNG COME ON BABY PLAY ME SOMETHING LIKE HERE COMES THE SUN
METRIC - Youth Without Youth - NEW SINGLE - Official Lyric Video
Official lyric video for Youth Without Youth, the first single from Metric's upcoming record SYNTHETICA. www.ilovemetric.com ::::::LYRICS::::::: HANGMAN WE PLAYED RUBBER SOUL WITH A RAZOR BLADE BEHIND THE CHURCH, HIDING PLACE IT WAS A LONG JOKE UNTIL THE PUNCH LINE CAME CAN YOU READ MY MIND? READ MY MIND FOLLOW ALONG TO THE END OF THE SONG HANGMAN WE PLAYED DOUBLE DUTCH WITH A HAND GRENADE BEHIND THE CHURCH, HIDING PLACE APATHETIC TO THE DEVIL'S FACE WEAR THE SHERIFF'S BADGE PUT YOUR TOYS AWAY THEY LET US GO SAYING, "LET US PRAY" YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH HANGMAN WE PLAYED HIDE AND SEEK ON THE FIRE ESCAPE THROUGH THE SMOKE WE SAW THE FLAME IT WAS A LONG WAIT UNTIL THE FIRE TRUCK CAME CAN YOU READ MY MIND? READ MY MIND ON THE COUNT OF THREE, JUMP WITH ME, ON THE COUNT OF THREE ONE...TWO... ONE...TWO...THREE...GO! HANGMAN WE PLAYED BLIND MAN'S BLUFF WITH THE 9TH BRIGADE THROW THE BRICK THROUGH THE WINDOW PANE DOUBLE DUTCH UNTIL THEY STOP THE GAME UNTIL THE COPS SHOW UP HAND CUFF STUNNED THEY LET US GO, BUT WE LOST ONE HANGMAN WE PLAYED BLIND MAN'S BLUFF UNTIL THEY STOPPED THE GAME YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH...BORN WITHOUT TIME YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH CAN YOU READ MY MIND?
Dead Disco - METRIC
Album - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now Last Gang Records 2003 Directed by: Michael Schiller
Metric - Monster Hospital
Music video by Metric performing Monster Hospital. (C) 2005 Last Gang Records Inc.
Black Sheep (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Comic-Con Perfor...
Music video by Metric performing "Black Sheep" from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). © 2010 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Metric - Empty
music video for metric's song "empty" off their latest release "live it out". directed by ming chang. edited by graeme (gramera) mathieson. gramera.com
Help I'm Alive - Acoustic
Acoustic version of "Help I'm Alive" from the album FANTASIES, excerpted from "The Rawside Of..."
METRIC - Speed the Collapse (Official Lyric Video)
From the upcoming album SYNTHETICA. ilovemetric.com Pre-order SYNTHETICA at ilovemetric.com THE COLLAPSE::::: ALL THE WAY FROM WHERE WE CAME BUILT A MANSION IN A DAY DISTANT LIGHTENING, THUNDER CLAPS WATCHED OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE COLLAPSE LOOKED THE OTHER WAY AND THEN THE STORM WAS OVERHEAD ALL THE OCEANS BOILED AND RIVERS BLED WE AUCTIONED OFF OUR MEMORIES IN THE ABSENCE OF A BREEZE SCATTER WHAT REMAINS SCATTER WHAT REMAINS PUSHED AWAY I'M PULLED TOWARD A COMEDOWN OF REVOLVING DOORS EVERY WARNING WE IGNORED DRIFTING IN FROM DISTANT SHORES THE WIND PRESENTS A CHANGE OF COURSE A SECOND RECKONING OF SORTS WE WERE WASTED WAITING FOR A COMEDOWN OF REVOLVING DOORS FATE DON'T FAIL ME NOW AND WHEN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED PAST IN ANOTHER MANSION BUILT TO LAST FROM OUR WINDOW WE COULD SEE ONLY POSSIBILITIES DOWN THE ROAD AND BACK BUT THEN THE STORM RETURNED FOR MORE IN A COMEDOWN OF REVOLVING DOORS WE AUCTIONED OFF OUR MEMORIES IN THE ABSENCE OF A BREEZE SCATTER WHAT REMAINS SCATTER WHAT REMAINS FATE DON'T FAIL ME NOW
Metric - "Blindness"
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Combat Baby - METRIC
Album - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now Last Gang Records 2003 Directed by Michael Schiller
Metric - Artificial Nocturne
Buy Metric's new album "Synthetica" on June 12th 2012. Support Canadian indie artists!
Metric, "Twilight Galaxy"
Jimmy Shaw and Emily Haines stopped by Spin's new NYC office to play a brief acoustic set featuring songs off their new self released 'Fantasies.' Recorded on February 19, 2009
Metric - "Help I'm Alive"
Artist: Metric Song: Help I'm Alive Director: Deco Dawson Album: Fantasies Label: METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL I tremble, they're gonna eat me alive If I stumble they're gonna eat me alive Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer Hard to be soft, tough to be tender Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer If you're still alive my regrets are few If my life is mine what shouldn't I do? I get wherever I'm going, I get whatever I need While my blood's still flowing and my heart's still Beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer Hard to be soft, tough to be tender Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer If you're still alive my regrets are few If my life is mine what shouldn't I do? I get wherever I'm going, I get whatever I need While my blood's still flowing and my heart's still beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer I tremble, they're gonna eat me alive If I stumble they're gonna eat me alive Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer? Beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Beating like a hammer Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps <b>...</b>
Stadium Love [Official Music Video] - METRIC
Official Music Video for "Stadium Love", from the album FANTASIES 2009 Metric Productions www.ilovemetric.com. Directed by Deco Dawson, Frank Borin & Robby Starbuck, and Metric.
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Succexy - METRIC
Album - Live It Out Last Gang Records 2005 Directed by Ashley Cahill
Metric - Too Little Too Late
A music video i made for the song too little too late by metric. its in hungary, budapest.
Blindness by Metric
This track is from their album titled "Fantasies." Send us a blindfold, send us a blade Tell the survivors help is on the way I was a blindfold, never complained All the survivors singing in the rain I was the one with the world at my feet Got us a battle, leave it up to me Find us a trap door, find us a plane Tell the survivors help is on the way I was a blindfold, never complained All the survivors singing in the rain I was the one with the world at my feet Got us a battle, leave it up to me What it is and where it stops nobody knows You gave me a life I never chose I wanna leave but the world won't let me go Wanna leave but the world won't let me go What it is and where it stops nobody knows You gave me a life I never chose I wanna leave but the world won't let me go Wanna leave but the world won't let me go What it is and where it stops nobody knows You gave me a life I never chose I wanna leave but the world won't let me go Wanna leave but the world won't let me go What it is and where it stops nobody knows You gave me a life I never chose I was the one with the world at my feet Got us a battle, leave it up to me Leave it up to me Leave it up to me Leave it up to me
Metric - 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright'
Metric performing a Bob Dylan cover, 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' exclusively for SUPERSWEET
"Monster Hospital" - Metric
Bam shika bam shika boom boom bom sha wang sha wang boom sha wang sha wang boom Bam shika bam shika boom boom boom sha wang sha wang boom Monster Hospital, can you please release me? You hold my hands down, I've been bad. You hold my arms down, I've been bad. I've been bad, I've...
Metric - Synthetica
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Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
My video had been taken down in 2008 for copyright infringement and had 300000+ views. I noticed others uploading the same video, so I just uploaded it again. I made this beast in Windows Movie Maker back in 2007. Copyrights belong to Drowned in Sound and Last Gang Records. I DO NOT OWN THE MUSIC OR THE VIDEO, I JUST WANTED TO SEE THIS MASH-UP BECOME REAL.
Metric - Empty
Director - Jaron Albertin Album - Live It Out Last Gang Records 2005
Metric Between The Bars (Elliott Smith cover) acoustic
Rolling Stone session