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The Vancouver indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers features the talents of Zumpano's Carl Newman, the Evaporators' John Collins, Destroyer's Dan Bejar, cartoonist/filmmaker Blaine Thurier, drummer Fisher Rose, and guest vocalist Neko Case. Newman began the band in 1996 as a lark after releasing Zumpano's Goin' Through Changes; one by one, the other members joined the fold, and the New Pornographers' first official rehearsal took place in 1997. By the following year, the group had completed four songs, but then Case left Vancouver for Chicago, Thurier began work on his film Low Self Esteem Girl, and the other members attended to their other bands and projects. Rose left in 1999, and Limblifter/Age of Electric drummer Kurt Dahle and guitarist Todd Fancey joined the Canadian supergroup. With a solid lineup in tow, the New Pornographers reunited and began recording again in early 2000, completing their debut album, Mass Romantic, in time for a fall release and critical acclaim. Ray Davies joined the band at SXSW in fall 2001, performing the Kinks classic "Starstruck" for the first time ever. After a brief North American tour, each member returned to their respective projects by 2002. Bejar recorded with Destroyer, and Case headed out on the road with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in support of her second solo album, Blacklisted. Nobody strayed too far, however, for the New Pornographers headed back into the studio before the year's end to work on a follow-up to Mass Romantic. The pop-powered Electric Version, which appeared in spring 2003, marked their first for Matador. Twin Cinema followed in 2005 and garnered a good deal of critical praise, receiving near-perfect rankings from such influential outlets as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. Bolstered by such a positive reception -- as well as the success of Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood in 2006 -- the group went in a mellower direction with 2007's Challengers. ~ Heather Phares & MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi
I adore this band soooo much. Twin Cinema and Challengers are 2 of the greatest albums of the decade IMO!!! The others are good, too. You cant go wrong with such great personality and melody, all up to Your interpretation! Brilliant, fun, thoughtful music!!
why would that supid college invite them to play to just cancel latter b/c of the flippin name i relly wanted to see them damnit!!! i hope they still play somewere in G.r!we dont get kick a** indie jams all the time!
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Apparently Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI cancelled a performance of The New Pornographers that they were hosting simply because of the band's name. Silly Calvinists. Don't they know how amazing their sound is?
I know that the band denies this, but I like the idea that the name of the band was inspired by televangelist Jimmie Swaggart's claim that rock'n'roll was the new pornography.
Best... Band... EVER. No song drives along better than "Electric Version"... the groove is just sick. It's multi-layered, pop/rock/alt/Canadian brilliance I tell you!
Twin Cinema is their masterpiece. 12 of the 14 songs are amazing. The drummer, Kurt Dahle, really kicks it up on that release. "the bleeding heart show" to those that know it, is among the greatest songs ever. I say that with an absolute certainty that transcends opinion. Also, shout out to Dan Bejar...he is freaking sick!
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No song drives along better than "Electric Version"... the groove is just sick.
It's multi-layere d , pop/rock/alt / C a n a d i a n brilliance I tell you!
I wonder why.