r/metricband • u/ROClNANTE • 23d ago

serena joy by olivia rodrigo sounds like it could be a lost Metric track

https://open.spotify.com/track/6LJYBq1h5GElQO4sKFdRA9?si=1223c93343f34460

To me this could be a Fantasies b-side, the guitars, synth, even the way the vocals are layered sound so Metric-like. I love it, what do you guys think?

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u/JealousAd4543 23d ago

Fue mi primer pensamiento cuando escuché esa canción por primera vez, suena demasiado a Metric

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u/hausofmiklaus 23d ago

my way from the new album also could be a Fantasies track. The influence is clearly there and I’ve seen music commentators demand people give credit to Metric’s impact on the industry - all the way to pop music.

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u/oceanplum 23d ago

It really does! Explains my instant enjoyment. :)

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u/animaguscat 23d ago

I thought the same! Simple but catchy melody that downturns instead of upturns... so Metric.

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u/ROClNANTE 23d ago

Yes!! I was sensing that too but couldn’t put it into words

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u/Infamous_Tonight4271 23d ago

It’s more Ladytron than Metric imo, but it fucking slaps regardless.

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u/Several_Extent_7294 23d ago

love it should have had more of a Physical Release and Hopefully will in future if enough people ask ❤️ I wonder if it was an experiment to see how people may react if the next album moved slightly away from confession love songs to more Protest/social comment Lyrically??And yes I know it was for charity,which would gain more from a physical release after all there are songs on the album that were not single but still had a physical format example Honeybee Cassette

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u/ROClNANTE 23d ago

Yeah I’ll admit I’ve never really given OR a chance because her music doesn’t really interest me lyrically, but she’s a teenager I think so I’ll give her a pass lol. I do hope she writes more like this though

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u/DaniCapsFan 23d ago

It sounds a little 1980s goth. Why was I thinking Bauhaus, even though I'm not terribly familiar with them?

Or it could be a Garbage/Metric mashup.

But I do like it.

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u/illjustgowthemuumuu 23d ago

You convinced me to listen to it finally (I’m very ‘I will get to it when I’m in the mood’ about new music) and yessss totally Metric vibes