Emily Haines
Performing in concert
Background information
Born	New Delhi, India
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Last Gang Records, Drowned in Sound
Associated acts	Metric, Broken Social Scene, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

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Emily is a daughter of Canadian poet Paul Haines and sister of Canadian television journalist Avery Haines. Her brother is Tim Haines, owner of Bluestreak Records in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She was born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Canada. After settling in Peterborough at the age of three, she grew up in a house rich with experimental art and musical expression. Paul would often make cassettes of rare and eclectic music for his daughter to listen to and her early influences included Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt, and later PJ Harvey. By her teens she followed her parents' footsteps by attending the Etobicoke School of the Arts. There she met Amy Millan and Kevin Drew, with whom she would later collaborate in songs for Broken Social Scene and Stars. This article is about the Canadian poet and jazz lyricist. ... Avery Haines is a Canadian television journalist. ... Nickname: Motto: Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops) Map of Ontario with Peterborough indicated with a red dot Coordinates: Country Canada  Province Ontario  County Peterborough County Established 1819 - Scotts Plains Incorporated as town 1850 - Peterborough Incorporated as city July 1, 1905 Government  - Mayor Paul Ayotte  - MP Dean... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... PJ Harvey in concert. ... The Etobicoke School of the Arts is a specialized public arts-academic high school located in Etobicoke area of Toronto, Canada. ... Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. ... Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... For the British band, see Stars (UK band) Stars is a Canadian indie pop band. ...

Haines and Millan briefly formed their first band around 1990 while at ESA, and with songs later written and recorded while at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1992–1993, at Toronto in 1995, and at Concordia University in Montreal in 1995–1996, Haines distributed in 1996 an early effort with a limited number of copies. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... This article is about Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Haines has also ventured out into a small solo career, releasing two albums, Cut in Half and Also Double and Knives Don't Have Your Back while occasionally playing a limited number of shows with Amy Millan as the opener. Haines' act consisted of just herself (blindfolded), and a piano. There are numerous leaks of some of the shows hovering around the internet. Her band Metric's most recently released album, though produced and recorded before their official debut album, is entitled Grow Up and Blow Away. Cut In Half and Also Double is an extremely rare album by Canadian artist Emily Haines which she self-released in 1996. ... Knives Dont Have Your Back is the first album to be officially released by Canadian artist Emily Haines (and the Soft Skeleton). ... Metric is a Canadian rock band. ... Grow Up and Blow Away was the first recorded album by indie rock band Metric. ...

On her official website, Haines announces the release of the next album by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton titled What Is Free to a Good Home?. It was released by Last Gang Records simultaneously in the U.S. and the UK on July 24, 2007. A sample of a song, titled "Rowboat" from the album was released by Pitchfork Media online. What Is Free to a Good Home? is an EP by Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton. ...

Haines also appeared in the 2004 drama film Clean. She and her band, Metric, appearing as themselves, performed their song "Dead Disco" and then went backstage for a small speaking role.

Discography

Solo

Albums

• Cut in Half and Also Double (1996)
• Knives Don't Have Your Back (2006, #28 in Canada)

Cut In Half and Also Double is an extremely rare album by Canadian artist Emily Haines which she self-released in 1996. ... Knives Dont Have Your Back is the first album to be officially released by Canadian artist Emily Haines (and the Soft Skeleton). ...

EPs

• What Is Free to a Good Home? (2007)

What Is Free to a Good Home? is an EP by Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton. ...

With Metric

Albums

• Grow Up and Blow Away (2002, released 2007)
• Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (2003)
• Live It Out (2005)

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EPs

• Mainstream EP (1998)
• Static Anonymity EP (2001)

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Singles

• "Doctor Blind"
• "Our Hell"

Guest appearances

The following songs are credited with Emily Haines on either lead or backing vocals.

• Broken Social Scene – "Looks Just Like the Sun", "Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl", "Backyards", "Her Disappearing Theme", "Swimmers"
• Delerium – "Stopwatch Hearts"
• Jason Collett – "Fire", "Hangover Days" (Emily is actually in the video edit of the song "fire". The album version credits the female backing vocals to Amy Millan)
• KC Accidental – "Them (Pop Song #3333)"
• Stars – "Going, Going, Gone", "On Peak Hill", "Romantic Comedy", "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"
• The Stills – "Baby Blues"
• Clean Original Soundtrack – "Dead Disco" (Metric)

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Trivia

• Emily claims that she does not like to smile in press photos or photos with her fans because it makes her lips disappear.
• She had a cameo in the music video for "Man I Used to Be" by k-os.

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Filmography

• Clean (2004, as herself)

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External links

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• Emily Haines' official website
• Emily Haines at MySpace
• Metric's official website
• Metric at MySpace
• An acoustic piano session by Emily Haines
• Emily Haines interview on musicOMH.com
• Emily Haines interview 1/12/2006
• Emily Haines discusses her political views (Tweed Magazine)
• Emily Haines at Last.fm
• Emily Haines at MusicBrainz
• Emily Haines performing at The Current
• Emily Haines' music video for "Dr. Blind" and interview with director Jaron Albertin