
“I try not to dwell too much on my sense of impending doom and keep myself focused on the world I can control. It’s the world at my fingertips, at the piano.”
Emily Haines is an artist from Ontario, Canada, who has enjoyed a substantial career as the frontwoman and prime songwriting force behind the new-wave pop band Metric, being a sometimes-member of the ever-expanding Broken Social Scene, and releasing material her own name. Her main instrument is the piano, and her songs are lush, sombre and darkly introspective. What is most striking about Haines’ music is her ability to write intensely personal, vulnerable lyrics that simultaneously display a quiet strength and unwavering determination.
Cut in Half and Also Double (1996):
1. Pretty Head
2. Eden
3. Eau de Toilette
4. CarpetKnives Don’t Have Your Back (2006):
1. Our Hell
2. Crowd Surf Off A Cliff
3. Nothing & Nowhere
4. Reading in Bed
5. Winning
6. Doctor BlindWhat Is Free To a Good Home? (2007):
1. Telethon
2. Rowboat
3. Bottom of the WorldB-sides, rarities & collaborations:
1. Shrine to Fast Goodbyes
2. Expecting to Fly (Neil Young cover)
3. Come Back Clean (with The Crystal Method)
4. Carpe Diem (with Todor Kobakov)
5. Hangover Days (with Jason Collett)
6. Knock You Out (with Tïesto)
7. Them (Pop Song #3333) (with K.C. Accidental)
8. Going, Going Gone (with Stars)
(Source: honeyinhale)