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The New Pornographers
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1997 – present)
The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name of the band represents a subversion of a comment by disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who once referred to modern music as “the new pornography.” Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick; their songs, however, are generally of a greater melodic and harmonic complexity. Carl Newman, who writes most of the band’s material, has said, “When I seriously started to try to write songs, my main influences were, like, Burt Bacharach, Jim Webb, and Brian Wilson. Those were the guys I kinda looked at their music and went, ‘What the hell are they doing here?’ I was just fascinated by the structures and the harmonics.”
The melody of the first and eponymous track on their second album Electric Version, for instance, begins with an arpeggiated diminished triad —- a rare and strange opening flourish for a pop song.
The band has released four albums to date:
Mass Romantic (2000)
Electric Version (2003)
Twin Cinema (2005)
Challengers (2007)
The band members include:
- Carl Newman - vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone
- Dan Bejar - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodion
- Kathryn Calder - vocals, piano
- Neko Case - vocals
- John Collins - bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals
- Kurt Dahle - drums, percussion, vocals
- Todd Fancey - guitar
The melody of the first and eponymous track on their second album Electric Version, for instance, begins with an arpeggiated diminished triad —- a rare and strange opening flourish for a pop song.
The band has released four albums to date:
Mass Romantic (2000)
Electric Version (2003)
Twin Cinema (2005)
Challengers (2007)
The band members include:
- Carl Newman - vocals, guitar, ebow, synthesizer, harmonica, pump organ, xylophone
- Dan Bejar - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, melodion
- Kathryn Calder - vocals, piano
- Neko Case - vocals
- John Collins - bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals
- Kurt Dahle - drums, percussion, vocals
- Todd Fancey - guitar
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rentaballoon wrote:
twin cinema is my personal fav....most likely because it was the first one that i listened to...
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mbirxeotn wrote:
Mass Romantic is one of those burnt into my mind. I can't forget the times when I listened to it on repeat. I'm havin a revival tonight but I'm glad this is the POP I enjoy. and i want to touch nekos boobies.
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Micjen wrote:
As much as I like their earlier albums, I still think Challengers is their better album. Maybe it's just because the songs are generally a lot slower and less busy, but I seem to listen to it a lot more than the others.
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UncensoredRocks wrote:
Cool video clips with A.C. and Kathryn from the All Points West festival last month.. watch it here! http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/377-The-New-Pornographers
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kacheung wrote:
TNP > All
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CatalystDM wrote:
Mass Romantic > All
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Mrssm wrote:
zapraszamy wszystkich na muzycznego bloga! tę strone musisz dodac do zakładek :D:D http://www.the-rainbowarriors.blogspot.com
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JoeyMcChipmunk wrote:
i wrote the news today. <3 The fake headlines
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kacheung wrote:
Well, the chorus yes, but most parts are sung by Dan "Billy Corgan" Bejar
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higginst wrote:
whoever it is they sound like Billy Corgan. I don't pretend to know these things. Its definitely more than one person singing.
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kacheung wrote:
@higginst Isn't solely Dan Bejar singing on Myriad Harbour?
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tinosoft89 wrote:
Unánse al grupo Musica al Azar para aquellos que les gusta escuchar su música aleatoriamente. / Join to this group Musica al Azar, for all who like randomize your music.
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he-war wrote:
best songs are twin cinema + miss teen wordpower theyre gonna be in welly next monthh
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higginst wrote:
I am addicted to Twin Cinema. And Challengers is even better than before with good headphones, especially Unguided, Myriad Harbour and Challengers. its quite scary how much like Billy Corgan A.C. sounds like in Myriad Harbour, but I love it.
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PennyDr3adful wrote:
they're so good. we saw them at apw and got to go back stage when they were playing. we saw the lead singer and told him it was a great show. i think he's shy. he smiled and said thanks. but anyways, shit, they blew my mind!
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Jellobomb wrote:
epic band. best band out of canada in ages. yeah i said it arcade fire and wolf parade.
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niko-time wrote:
Myriad Harbour is my favourite :)
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Rarn wrote:
They were really quite disappointing live :\ Not terrible, but they actually had me just plain bored during some songs. I fell in love completely with Kathryn Calder though.
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deevo wrote:
don't bring me down
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gaving wrote:
What LiquidRogue said.
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Events
- Aug 31 Stanley Park Singing Exhibition Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, Canada
- Sep 1 The New Pornographers Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, Canada
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Street Scene 2008
Tailgate Park, San Diego, United States
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| 244 attendees
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