Singer and pianist Emily Haines managed to build a modest reputation as the lead singer of the band Metric, world famous in Los Angeles, but completely unknown elsewhere. She is also a member of Broken Social Scene, a name that will ring a bell faster in Europe. Haines makes it a habit to do her solo performances blindfolded. It seems that with her first album under her own name, she will finally
… know all eyes on her. None other than Robert Wyatt wrote the praising liner notes, precisely the man who, as a young girl in an artistic family, managed to inspire Haines with his eccentric music. The music on Knives Don't Have Your Back is dreamy and mysterious, making the occasionally spicy lyrics all the harder. Emily Haines is a special lady, and she is. (MS)more
