Formentera came out on July 8^th 2022 receiving four stars from NME , and The Telegraph saying, “Formentera is a gratifying record stuffed with perfectly crafted songs by a band completely at ease in their own skin.”

Frontwoman Emily Haines said in the press release for the tour, “One of the high points of 2022 for us has been working on putting everything together for The Doomscroller Tour.” Haines continued, “We’re crafting a set list based on fan favourites including deep cuts from Live it Out & Old World and it’s been wild to see how the new songs from Formentera flow with the classics from Fantasies & Synthetica. I’m really happy with the venues we chose, they suit the lighting and sonics and the whole mood of the show we’re crafting. I want Metric fans to have the best concert experience possible and feel like they got to escape into another reality with us for the evening. Can’t wait to get this show on the road!”

Pre-sale is on! Use code: DOOMSCROLLER
Tickets at https://t.co/ZK2dbYJzO8 https://t.co/S60o5oisfT

— M E T R I C (@Metric) July 20, 2022

Metric members Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott Key explain the origins of the name of their new album in the press release for the tour. Formentera is named after Ibiza, the paradise party island off the coast of Spain, a place none of the band members had actually been; its distant siren song inspiring them thousand of miles away back in Toronto. Guitarist and co-producer Shaw goes on to explain, “We had been living in our imaginations for a long time, because we couldn’t physically go anywhere else. When you listen to the album from beginning to end, you start with this immediate feeling of tension building, of being stuck in a loop, and then there’s this intense release that happens… you’re swept off your feet into the title track ‘Formentera’ and it’s like you escaped.”

Our new album “Formentera” is out now.

It’s all about looking inward, facing what’s broken, getting out and going forward. So I hope you can book off 48 minutes for yourself and kick back in the sonic oasis we created just for you.

xo pic.twitter.com/w5eeNLJbdZ

— M E T R I C (@Metric) July 8, 2022

The band recently launched a mobile app, giving fans early access to limited edition vinyl, exclusive content, concert tickets and more, including 7” singles for “All Comes Crashing” and “Doomscroller” within the app for fans to purchase. You can download the app at ilovemetricapp.com.

28/01/2023 – The Academy – Dublin
30/01 – SWG3 – Glasgow
31/01 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
01/02 – Roundhouse – London
03/02 – Le Trianon – Paris
04/02 – Live Music Hall – Cologne
05/02 – MOJO Club – Hamburg
06/02 – TivoliVredenburg-Ronda – Utrecht
08/02 – Astra Kutuhaus – Berlin

Photo credit: Justin Broadbent

In a thorough overview of the ceremony, the leading electronic label and promoted UKF rightfuly states that the results “reflect resilience, talent and innovation this year, and the awards try to show respect to this as much as possible. No single ceremony can congratulate all those worthy in the scene, but the Drum&BassArena Awards certainly does its best to celebrate as many talented individuals as possible” The full ceremony alongside all interviews and acceptance videos can be seen on the YouTube video bellow.

As stated in the official Drum&Bass Arena Awards’ website, all winners have been exclusively selected by electronic public votes, with the exception of the Hall of Fame Award given by fellow DJs and industry professionals, and the Critics Choice Award chosen by bloggers and writers. As usual, the awards were heavily dominated by British producers, with few international honorary mentions such as the Australian drum’n’bass giants Pendulum who won their first ever prize for Best Live Stream for their live performance at Spitbank Fort back in October, and then followed it by also winning the Best Track award for their killer comeback ‘Driver‘ from September 2020.

Without any surprises, the biggest winner of the night was the renowned London independent label Hospital Records who won the Best Label award for seventh consecutive year and also claimed the Best Event for their Hospitality series across the UK. Three members of their extensive current roster also managed to claim prizes for their individual accomplishments, with Metrik winning the prestigious award for Best Producer, Inja being voted as Best MC and the Brazillian DJ S.P.Y going home with the prize for Best Remix for his re-work of ‘You Got Me‘ by Kings Of The Rollers, also signed for Hospital Records.

Huge congratulations to @MetrikMusic, @injamusic, @KOTRTWEETS and @SPYDNB for being recognized for their wonderful work this year, and thank you so much for voting for us, to all of our fans across the world and to @OfficialDnBA pic.twitter.com/3CnMTIJPEk

— Hospital Records (@HospitalRecords) December 10, 2020

In the other categories voted by the general public, Alex Mark Calvert knows as A.M.C was honoured as Best DJ following a productive 2020 and praised worldwide by for the likes of Insomniac for “his attention to detail, technical articulation and patience paying off more and more with every year“. Best Newcomer for the last year was the rising Dutch producer Waeys who dropped his EP Objection via Overview Music, while the Best Newcomer Label was the Bristol-based Sofa Sound. Dutch heavyweights Noisia’s very own Noisia Radio was selected as Best Podcast.

With regards to full studio records, the main award for Best Album went to British d’n’b/jungle DJ Shy FX’ Raggamuffin Reloaded, a remix compilation of his critically acclaimed Raggamuffin Soundtape (2019), beating Metrik’s Ex Machina and Alix Perez’ Without End. Halogenix’ EP Dragon Force was chosen for Best Artwork, courtesy of Bertie Simpson. Last but not least, Katie Boyle from the leading drum’n’base duo Koven deservedly snatched the prize for Best Vocallist following her versatile vocal display in Butterfly Effect (2020).

 

 

 

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For the two industry-selected rewards, Jumpin Jack Frost was honoured with the Hall of Fame reward while Doc Scott won the Critics’ Choice Award on the 12th Drum&Bass Arena Awards.