Noodle Vague going to show up and start berating us soon
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Friday, 27 November 2020 00:59 (three years ago) link
"We End Up Together" is my favorite NP track post-Challengers
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 27 November 2020 01:27 (three years ago) link
The New Pornographers' cover of "Breakin' The Law" is pretty underrated ITT. ― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, November 23, 2020 9:42 AM (three days ago)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, November 23, 2020 9:42 AM (three days ago)
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 27 November 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
I’d like a mash up of the title track verses w/ the Occupant chorus.
― calstars, Friday, 27 November 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link
otoh i just read this thread and i love this band, these songs, all the other songs, this thread, all y'all, and the chance to listen to these songs again. hmm.
― pence's eye juice (Hunt3r), Friday, 27 November 2020 03:36 (three years ago) link
thank you all for participating
not even a big bejar fan but true to form 'execution day' has lived in my head for at least a decade
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:57 (three years ago) link
I was about to comment on how perfect the song order is ("Breakin' The Law" is a great ending and feels like a victory lap), and I just noticed on Discogs that depending on which vinyl version you may have, "Letter from an Occupant" and "To Wild Homes" swap places (last song on Side A, first song on Side B). I've only listened to the CD (like a million times), where "Letter" is first...I'll have to try swapping those two.
"Letter" first (Matador): https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Pornographers-Mass-Romantic/release/688996"To Wild Homes" first (Matador): https://www.discogs.com/The-New-Pornographers-Mass-Romantic/release/3915032It looks like the Mint Records vinyl releases have "To Wild Homes" first.
― ernestp, Saturday, 28 November 2020 17:08 (three years ago) link
Thanks for this excellent POLL, mookieproof
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 November 2020 21:25 (three years ago) link
Hm, what's going on with the different versions of "Hey, Snow White"?
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 November 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
Y'alll ready for some challops??!?!?!?!!?11
"Breakin' The Law" - 0 is the best song on this album
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 06:57 (three years ago) link
This drummer packs a wallop, sings good bg vox too.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 06:58 (three years ago) link
“Mary Martin Show” deserved better seeing the turnout.
We should keep this polling on to “Electric Version”
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 07:09 (three years ago) link
I love that this conversation exists and wish there were more bands containing multiple songwriters of equal skill with distinctive-but-complimentary qualities
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 11:01 (three years ago) link
wish there were more bands containing multiple songwriters of equal skill with distinctive-but-complimentary qualities
Sloan?
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^^
― a (waterface), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 15:39 (three years ago) link
I mean, I love Sloan, but couldn't guess the authorship from song-to-song with much (or any) accuracy
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 16:31 (three years ago) link
Agree with that. I bet hardcore fans could, though.
Uncle Tupelo comes to mind. And the DBTs.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
Is Rolling Blackouts this way? Or do they write everything together and just trade off lead vocals?
sloan to me are more solid workhorses than "holy shit that song" type songwriters. which is not a dis!
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link