Big Pickles

Emily Haines is the lead singer of Canadian indie band Metric, and for some reason tonight I find myself mesmerized by her voice.

Besides the intoxicating voice, she's also a brilliant songwriter and not too shabby on the piano. Metric's two CDs, Old World Underground and Live It Out are your typical hipster indie fare, with shades of electronica and math rock.

But recently she released a solo album called Knives Don't Have Your Back which is much more mellow and gives her a chance to sit at the piano.

You can download a recent concert of hers in its entirety from NPR if you're interested.

And I think she looks kind of like Heather Armstrong.

Labels: music