Canadian indie icons Metric have launched a brand new single, ‘Nothing Is Good’ and its accompanying music video.

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Launched on Friday (August 11), ‘Nothing Is Good’ serves because the second preview of the band’s upcoming album ‘Formentera II’. The lately launched monitor is a largely acoustic minimize, with vocalist Emily Haines singing about being caught in a relationship the place one feels caught in a rut, and isn’t essentially joyful or sad.

Watch the music video for ‘Nothing Is Good’ under.

The music video for ‘Nothing Is Good’ – directed by Justin Broadbent, who has filmed a number of Metric movies prior to now – additionally contains a tip of the hat to filmmakers comparable to David Lynch and Terrence Malick.

Emily Haines stated of the music video by way of a press launch: “We labored with Justin Broadbent to create an atmospheric and surreal visible accompaniment to boost the otherworldly temper of the tune, with stylistic nods to Terrence Malick and David Lynch. The tune ends with a meditative and anthemic repetition of the phrase “nothing”, like I’m celebrating it and singing its praises. I like nothing!”

‘Nothing Is Good’ comes a month after the discharge of the album’s first single, ‘Simply The As soon as’. ‘Formentera II’ is scheduled for launch on October 13 by way of Metric Music Worldwide/Thirty Tigers. Pre-orders are actually out there and could be bought right here.

Final yr’s ‘Formentera’ scored a four-star assessment from Rhian Daly for NME. Daly wrote: “‘Formentera’ is an train in making an attempt to let go till it hits the title monitor. ‘I Will By no means Settle’ is resilient however tender, glittering melodies rippling by means of the monitor and giving it an air of melancholy magic. ‘Oh Please’ rides on a syncopated, funk-tinged bassline. Come the arrival of closing monitor ‘Paths In The Sky’, a buzzing slice of hovering indie, it feels that the band have accepted life’s up and downs.”