The phenomenon that is METRO STATION were propelled to significant popularity in the UK with single ‘Shake It’ and sold over 240,000 copies/downloads of the single in this country alone. If ever a band defined the term internet phenomenon its Metro Station. The newest names to hit the MySpace generation, the LA band who formed as 17 year olds, just two years ago, have witnessed an incredible 28 million plays across four tracks on MySpace alone. Then theres the 35 million plays across three videos on YouTube (including 23.5 million views of Shake It alone) plus 29k page views on Bebo and 16.7k fans. You get the picture.
The story began in 2007 on the set of Disney teens favourite Hannah Montana, where Trace and Mason were set up on a rocknroll blind date by their respective mums who knew they had so much in common. With Trace being the older half-brother of Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus (and son of Billy Ray Cyrus) and Mason the brother of the shows Oliver Oken, actor Mitchel Musso, youd expect pop music to be part of the Metro Station make-up. And it is. But not how youd imagine. Were pop but electronic pop. Our music is all about dancing and having a good time. The band we all love which influenced all of us is The Postal Service. We love that style of music, says Trace.
Trace comments of his family Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus – When people meet me and they find out who my sister and my dad are, they are shocked. The type of music that Metro Station make is different to theirs, its different to anything out there. And thats why so many people respect us.
