Synthetica
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| Released | 12 June 2012 | |||
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| Genre | Indie rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | Metric Music International, Mom + Pop | |||
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Synthetica is the fifth album by the Canadian indie rock band Metric, released on 12 June 2012. The first single, "Youth Without Youth", was released on 1 May 2012. "Speed the Collapse" was released as a sneak preview on 23 May 2012.
On 30 May 2012 the album was available for streaming by playing "Synthetica Hide + Seek"; this was done through an interactive word hunting game on the band's website. A deluxe version, with five additional tracks, was released on 20 November 2012.
The song "Speed the Collapse" is featured on the soundtrack for the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 13 and in the 2013 Grey's Anatomy episode "Things We Said Today" (season 9, episode 10). The song "Breathing Underwater" is featured in the 2013 The Vampire Diaries episode "Original Sin" (season 5, episode 3).
The band also put out a companion app of the same name, which allowed fans to remix the songs off of the album.