Metropolitan

Metropolitan first formed in 1998, in Washington, by then as a collaboration between guitarists John Masters and Aidan Coughlan. Influenced by the music of bands like Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground or Galaxie 500, Metropolitan compose a spirited noise-rock style, enlightened by figures of pop. One year after assembling, the duo emerged with its first recording, the self-released album Side Effect. By then Masters and Coughlan had already conquered the interest of the local alternative music arena. In January of 2001, and after several line-up modifications, Coughlan left, and not long after, drummer Saadat Awan and bassist Shyam Telikicherla joined in, that way defining the group as a trio. During the following times the band played numerous live shows, sharing the stage with bands like the Dismemberment Plan, Bardo Pond or Tristeza. In early 2002, Metropolitan reentered the studio to record their second full-length disc with the helping works of producer Chad Clark who previously worked with groups such as Fugazi or the Beauty Pill. Down For You Is Up, the trio's second album, issued by Crank Automotive records, hit the record stores in March, confirming the band as one of the rising team's within Washington's music scene.

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Metropolitan may refer to:

A metropolisA metropolitan areaA metropole, "mother country", or central part of a colonizing stateMetropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"As a cognate, a rapid transit system in an urban area

Places

Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in EnglandMetropolitan county, a type of county-level administrative division of EnglandMetropolitan Museum of Art, in New YorkMetropolitan Opera, in New YorkMetropolitan France, the part of France located in Europe

Transport

Metropolitan Line, a London Underground routeParis Métro, a rapid transit system in Paris, France

Education

Leeds Metropolitan University, United KingdomLondon Metropolitan University, United KingdomMetropolitan State College of Denver, United StatesThe Metropolitan, the college newspaperMetropolitan State University, in Saint Paul, MinnesotaManchester Metropolitan University, United KingdomSwansea Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Media and entertainment

Metropolitan (film), a 1990 movie directed by Whit StillmanMetropolitan (1935 film), a movie directed by Richard BoleslawskiMetropolitan (novel), a science fiction novel by Walter Jon WilliamsSeattle Metropolitan, a local interest magazine published in Seattle, WashingtonTransmetropolitan, a comic book seriesMetropolitan (band), an indie rock group from Washington, D.C."Metropolitan," a song by Nemo

Engineering

Metro Cammell—the "Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company"Metropolitan-Vickers, a British heavy electrical engineering companyMetropolitan area network, a city-spanning computer networkNash Metropolitan, an automobileMetropolitan Special, a named train of the Baltimore and Ohio RailroadScania Metropolitan, double decker busMetropolitan (train), a premium train service in Germany that operated between August 1999 and December 2004

Other

Metropolitan Police Service, the police force of London, England