METZ Continues To Evolve Its Sound, Its Songwriting

Alex Edkins, front man for the Toronto-based punk rock band, METZ, says he needs to start each day with music. If it’s true, as some suggest, that human beings respond to songs, melody and rhythm on a cellular level, then this compulsion makes perfect sense. If Edkins’ is a world of music, then there must be a renewed source for it each day. So, he puts on an album or a swath of singles and lets them unravel and begin to chart the course of his morning. This practice has helped buoy over a decade of the songwriters’ life as a professional musician and likely much longer than that as a fan. The most recent output from this artful lifestyle is METZ’ latest LP, Atlas Vending, which the band released in October. To support the album, METZ more recently released its latest video for the track, “Framed by the Comet’s Tail.” The new work is emblematic of the propulsive force a song can provide.