By: Spacelab Research Staff Emily Haines of Metric has announced a small set of tour dates in support of her upcoming solo album, Knives Don't Have Your Back. She'll release the album on September 26th on Last Gang Records, but will start touring on August 25th with appearances at the UK's Leeds and Reading festivals.
“Everywhere I’ve lived while working with Metric, I’ve written songs on the piano and played them for no one. On the advice of a friend, I decided I’d better start recording them before they were forgotten. Four meandering years later I ended up with this collection of songs featuring a few of my favorite people, a group I call The Soft Skeleton.”
Emily says that the songs were written in different hot spots around North America, like New York, LA, Montreal and Toronto. The album will be a stripped down, quieter affair with pianos, strings, and horns. She likes to be quiet with the music.
She's bringing a lot friends with her too, depending on the dates: Jimmy Shaw (Broken Social Scene, Metric), Evan Cranley (Stars, Broken Social Scene), Chris Seligman (Stars), Scott Minor (Sparklehorse) and Paul Dillon (Sparklehorse).
Emily Haines: Tour Dates 08-25 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-27 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-02 - Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga
09-03 - Victoria, British Columbia - Open Air Centennial Sq.
09-04 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-14 - London, Ontario - Rock the Block
09-15 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Forum
09-16 - Fredericton, New Brunswick - UNB Cafeteria
09-18 - Montreal, Quebec - Le National
09-19 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub
09-21 - Los Angeles, CA - Venue TBA
09-22 - San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord
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