new New Pornographers

Would have been a perfect record had they lopped off "Broken Beads" and "Three or Four," mind.

Also, I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere, but Challengers had some great outtakes - esp. "The Speed of Luxury" and "Fortune."

Would have been a perfect record had they lopped off "Broken Beads" and "Three or Four," mind.

so true. there's a stretch of semi-mediocre songs that do drag the album down a bit, but that's quibbling, given all the high-points -- twin cinema was my favorite album of the decade for a long time.

I like Three or Four a lot, you guys!

both those songs are awesome

meh.

At least Challengers was better than the last A.C. Newman album Get Guilty. That one never sunk in.

Heresy: All New Pornographers albums would be improved by the removal of Dan Bejar songs except "Jackie Dressed in Cobras" which is awesome.

All New Pornographers albums would be improved by the removal of Dan Bejar songs except "Jackie Dressed in Cobras" which is awesome.

^ this!

I really loved A.C. Newman's first solo album, I think that was released in '04

Never got Dan Bejar, honestly except for "To Wild Homes."

i hate destroyer but he's contributed 1-2 good songs to all the new pornos albums

!

Destroyer's Rubies is an excellent record, and 75% of Trouble in Dreams is also solid. "Libby's First Sunrise," the final track off the latter record, is probably one of my favorite songs of his.

this thread would have been perfect for you, ksh
Destroye's Rubies

didnt that get a 10 on pitchfork?

Apparently you thought the thread was "lol."

you supply the night, baby, i'll supply the lol

Let's make lots of money.

cad: 8.5

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8970-destroyers-rubies/

didnt that get a 10 on pitchfork?

it would have, too, if you people hadn't ruined things with all your "thread comments."

Good record imo, but it's no Have One on Me, my record of the year, which I still haven't heard.

lol

;-)

All New Pornographers albums would be improved by the removal of Dan Bejar songs except "Jackie Dressed in Cobras" which is awesome.

OTM.

The Slow Wonder would be just behind EV as my fave NP or NP-related album. Get Guilty was below-par though, with some exceptions.

^ Get Guilty just doesn't have the sort of variety in the arrangements that you expect from a Newman project.

Nice to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like Bejar.

get guilty is awesome you are all crazy

i'm a guy who really likes twin cinema and electric version but i gotta say it's still all downhill from "my slow descent into alcoholism."

yeah I'm pretty happy with Get Guilty you wackjobs

whereas Challengers never really grabbed me aside from the title track which is impossibly good

Get Guilty is half great, has a few of his best tunes but quite a few that never grabbed me.

Get Guilty is all mediocre, to me. What song(s) on there are noteworthy?

Also, love Dan. The anti-Bejar sentiment in here is all out of wack.

Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--about "The Heartbreak Rides" is mediocre.

get guilty is a snooze imo

do all the bejar-in-new pornos haters like destroyer solo? i think i'm kind of weird in that i can't bring myself to give a shit about the new pornographers as a group, but really love their solo acts, destroyer being my favorite. j0rdan s is like this too iirc

Destroyer is ear poison to me.

cray-zee talk, seriously

I pretty well hate me some Destroyer, but I love Bejar's songs with the Pornos. Go figure.

good Get Guilty trax IMO:

Ten or Twelve Things
Heartbreak Rides
Hitman/Dancer
Thunderbolts
Days/Days Off

best Bejar trax w/ NPs:

Jackie
Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
Streets of Fire
Myriad Harbour
Balad of a Comeback Kid

"The Spirit of Giving" is win, too, no? Without or without the tongue in his cheek, that's a terrific song.

yeah I love that song too, but I don't suspect that's widely shared.

Also, love Dan. The anti-Bejar sentiment in here is all out of wack.

Srsly. "A Testament To Youth In Verse" is one of my very favorite NPs songs!

Also, when I saw them on the last tour in Cleveland, Dan was not with them, so they had Will Sheff from Okkervill River come out and do "Myriad Harbor" with them and it was great.

good Get Guilty trax IMO:

Ten or Twelve Things
Heartbreak Rides
Hitman/Dancer
Thunderbolts
Days/Days Off

these plus prophets, palace, the changeling, young atlantis, the collected works.

i know the arrangements are very straight pop/rock, but as a songwriter he was completely on fire.

Which tracks does Neko sing on the new one?

Re: Get Guilty: Thunderbolts, Prophets and The Heartbreak Rides are all excellent. Otherwise it's at best mildly diverting, at worst forgettable.

I'd probably mind Bejar less if the timbre of his voice didn't irritate the hell out of me.

I don't mind the timber - unless I happen to trip over it LOL - it's the quality of the songs that's the trouble, though now that someone mentioned it "The Spirit of Giving" is quite nice. His songs are decent enough, but to the vegetable samosa of Newman's best work, they are but a poppadam.

Looks like they may be about to slap their best album cover onto their worst album.

why would it be their worst album

I have little proof, just a morning's worth of dread.

do not despair.

Damn, I would have clicked on this thread earlier if I'd known we were all showing Dan Bejar what for. His voice disrupts the vibe of an album like no other.

I'll give you something to be sad about

Ranking their albums. They've shown this on both screens!

Why is this nsfw?

guessing it's a joke derived from the band name

went on a lil new pornographers ride the other day,

twin cinema deffo seems the best when going back - had a surprisingly good time with brill bruisers too

I love the way the drums get mixed on Twin Cinema.

My man Todd fancey has a new LP out today

https://ffm.to/eyesoffire

New!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fDdetA8LU4

"Really Really Light"

whoa!

We’re so incredibly excited to share our new record ‘Continue as a Guest’ with you on 3/31. This one feels extra special, as it will be our first release with the legendary @mergerecords. Pre-order is available, as well as our latest merch! We’ve also released our brand new single “Really Really Light”, paired with a beautifully directed video by Christian Cerezo. Listen + watch + pre-order: lnk.to/ContinueAsAGuest

We can’t wait to play these new songs for you all when we hit the road this spring! Ticket presale will begin tomorrow 1/10 at 10am local and general onsale begins on Friday 1/13 at 10am local. Sign up to get the presale code for your show via thenewpornographers.com. A portion of the proceeds from presale tickets sold via our website will go to @fronterafundrgv. Special guests @wildpinknyc open all shows. See below for a full list of dates.

4/19/23 - Asheville, NC - Salvage Station
4/20/23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
4/21/23 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
4/22/23 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
4/23/23 - Dallas, TX - Studio at The Factory
4/25/23 - Austin, TX - Paramount
4/26/23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
4/27/23 - St. Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall
4/28/23 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
4/29/23 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
4/30/23 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
5/03/23 - St. Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald
5/04/23 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
5/05/23 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
5/06/23 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
5/08/23 - Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall
5/09/23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
5/11/23 - Detroit, MI - El Club
5/12/23 - Toronto, ON - Danforth
5/13/23 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
5/14/23 - Norwalk, CT - Wall Street Theater
5/15/23 - Boston, MA - Royale
5/17/23 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel
5/18/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
5/19/23 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
5/21/23 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom

Tracklist:

01 “Really Really Light”
02 “Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies”
03 “Cat And Mouse With The Light”
04 “Last And Beautiful”
05 “Continue As A Guest”
06 “Bottle Episodes”
07 “Marie And The Undersea”
08 “Angelcover”
09 “Firework In The Falling Snow”
10 “Wish Automatic Suite”

Picked “Continue” up yesterday for half off.

Still paid double what it’s worth, maybe.

Their dullest record, overtaking “Together” as the worst one. Not much better than Newman’s worse solo records, if any better.

Maybe it’s a grower, but guessing by the lack of discussion here post-release, I’m guessing probably no

Apparently I’ve actually listened to this album before. I don’t remember having done so. Oof.

Inarguably their worst

had an unintentional sweet cut-off with this band at Twin Cinemas where i felt fine going elsewhere. heard maybe a track or two from Brill Bruisers but am i missing much?

*note to poll which NP related artist in 2025 i want put any dollar of paycheck towards*

I think Challengers is excellent and also they had a really strong resurgence with Whiteout Conditions—even without Bejar. I think WC is one of their best.

Yeah I found them consistently good up to and including Challengers. Spotty afterwards.

The New Pornographers’ AC Newman breaks silence on drummer’s child pornography arrest: “It was terrifying”

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-new-pornographers-ac-newman-breaks-silence-child-pornography-arrest/

New album, The Former Site of..., out on Merge March 27th.

Tracklist:

1. Great Princess Story
2. Pure Sticker Shock
3. Ballad Of The Last Payphone
4. Spooky Action
5. Wish You Could See Me I'm Killing It
6. Votive
7. The Wine Remembers The Water
8. Calligraphy
9. Bonus Mai Tais
10. The Former Site Of

Charley Drayton plays drums on it, and Josh Wells will fill that role on tour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-U0U4zTj3g

https://merch.ambientinks.com/collections/thenewpornographers/products/the-former-site-of-cd