From Rolling Stone - top 50 Canadian artists

"While members of Metric have lived in both Canada and stateside, Toronto is their base and a part of the band’s fabric. Emily Haines and James Shaw met in that city and formed the band more than two decades ago, and several of their eight studio albums were recorded at Shaw’s Giant Studios in Toronto. They are also part of Broken Social Scene’s musical collective (Haines takes the lead on the beloved indie classic “Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl.”). Together with Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key, their New Wave-tinged music — like the propulsive “Gold Guns Girls” and “Black Sheep” — has earned them Juno Awards and flavored soundtracks. At the center of their sound is Haines’ versatile singing, which can range from ethereal and sultry to soaring, empowering the lyrics she’s written for Metric, other artists, and her own piano-buoyed solo work." —A.L.

Jimmy Shaw, Emily Haines, Joules Scott-Key, and my son, Joshua Winstead on the right.