Synthetica

Synthetica is the fifth studio album released by indie rock band Metric on June 12, 2012. The first single, "Youth Without Youth", was released on May 1, 2012. "Speed the Collapse" was released as a sneak preview on May 23, 2012. The entire album was available for streaming on May 30th, 2012 by playing "Synthetica Hide + Seek"; this was done through an interactive word hunting game on the bands website.

According to Metric's frontwoman Emily Haines, Synthetica is "about forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally stand still long enough to catch a reflection. Synthetica is about being able to identify the original in a long line of reproductions. It's about what is real vs what is artificial". The album contains a collaboration with Lou Reed on "The Wanderlust".

All songs written and composed by Metric.
1. "Artificial Nocturne" 5:42
2. "Youth Without Youth" 4:17
3. "Speed the Collapse" 3:42
4. "Breathing Underwater" 3:56
5. "Dreams So Real" 2:40
6. "Lost Kitten" 3:16
7. "The Void" 3:17
8. "Synthetica" 3:54
9. "Clone" 5:13
10. "The Wanderlust" 3:10
11. "Nothing But Time" 4:04

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12. "Reflection #1" 1:36
13. "Reflection #4" 2:54
14. "Reflection #6" 1:56
15. "Reflection #9" 1:28
16. "Reflection #11" 5:30