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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. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes. Although it was widely reported that the New Pornographers got their name from a pamphlet put out by televangelist Jimmy Swaggart condemning rock ‘n’ roll as “the new pornography,” Carl Newman has stated that he came up with the name after watching Shohei Imamura’s The Pornographers (1966).
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 five albums to date:
Mass Romantic (2000)
Electric Version (2003)
Twin Cinema (2005)
Challengers (2007)
Together (2010)
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, tambourine
- John Collins - bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals
- Kurt Dahle - drums, percussion, vocals
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 five albums to date:
Mass Romantic (2000)
Electric Version (2003)
Twin Cinema (2005)
Challengers (2007)
Together (2010)
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, tambourine
- John Collins - bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow, vocals
- Kurt Dahle - drums, percussion, vocals
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Twin Cinema
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Together
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mcgavin27 wrote:
Electric Version > Twin Cinema > Mass Romantic > Together > Challengers
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tobacconist wrote:
@matt_white: atleast they're pretty not like you ugly gay.
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R-Mac wrote:
Just listening to Twin Cinema again...holy shit those middle 8's! My vote goes to Twin Cinema
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jeffgun wrote:
Twin Cinema > Mass Romantic >Together> Electric Version> Challengers
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A20thCenturyboy wrote:
Twin Cinema > Mass Romantic > Challengers > Electric Version>Together but they're all perfect ... Please check out this kate bush cover i did with my band, we love the new pornographers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUc-heaXPbs&feature=related (hope you like it!)
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lizaragon wrote:
I love this band but is anyone else reminded of the Brady Bunch kids when they listen to these guys? XD I can totally imagine The New Pornographers singing "Sunshine Day" lol!!
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futchadoc wrote:
Thanks for the recommendations! I'm loving Twin Cinema :) And will be getting more of their albums in the future.
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Sunzy wrote:
TWIN CINEMA
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lrreplaceable_ wrote:
Twin Cinema > Mass Romantic > Challengers > Together > Electric Version. I like them all though.
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helenemoon wrote:
Challengers>Electric Version=Twin Cinema >Mass Romantic> Together. In my humble opinion. X)
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KHsonicdude23 wrote:
@futchadoc You should probably start with Twin Cinema or Together.
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matt_white wrote:
pretty gay band
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jibogus wrote:
The Jessica Numbers!
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Joshua_Lastfm wrote:
Kathryn Calder's got a new album called Bright And Vivid, check it out!
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FlorensMasina wrote:
Twin Cinema
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futchadoc wrote:
I've only listened to a few random songs by The New Pornographers, but I love what I hear! My question is: which album do you guys recommend I pick up for starters??
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Under_Radar_Mag wrote:
AC Newman talks about classic album "Twin Cinema" in the new issue of Under the Radar: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/under_the_radar_magazine_announces_10th_anniversary_issue_featuring_joanna_/
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Marxism1 wrote:
excellent show last night. Too bad Neko wasn't there but Kathryn was incredible.
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Croiix wrote:
Excelente :D
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spiffwalker wrote:
Electric version = mass romantic > twin cinema > challengers > together imo
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