Halfway through every year, I always look forward to Will Oliver’s list of the best songs of the year (so far) at We All Want Someone To Shout For. Will always finds a perfect balance between the obvious BIG tracks that everyone talks about and the under-the-radar gems found in the inbox of a typical… Continue reading Fast Romantics
Tag: The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers please with well-crafted pop tunes on Together
The New Pornographers don’t have a lot to prove. The powerhouse indie veterans have been around since 1997 and boast a catalogue of four previous albums that (aside from the most recent, Challengers) have been hailed by critics and gobbled up by indie fans everywhere. It’s with this cool confidence that the band struts into… Continue reading The New Pornographers please with well-crafted pop tunes on Together
[MP3] The New Pornographers: “Your Hands (Together)”
New New Pornographers?? “SHUT UP” –The 1980s. It’s the truth! Matador has released the first look at the band’s new album, Together, out May 4. The song is “Your Hands (Together)” and despite it’s repetitive nature, it’s a solid first single and a hopeful look into the new album. I mean, if this is just… Continue reading [MP3] The New Pornographers: “Your Hands (Together)”
The new New Pornographers album is going to be indiescribable
Indiescribable? Haha! Let me get my rimshot out of the way*. So apparently The New Pornographers will be releasing an album May 4 called Together, which I suppose is rather fitting because the personnel involved include A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar, Zach Condon (Beirut [not to be confused with Beirut]), Annie Clark (St. Vincent),… Continue reading The new New Pornographers album is going to be indiescribable
Swan Lake to release new album, Enemy Mine, March 24
Swan Lake has announced their sophomore effort, Enemy Mine, the follow-up to Beast Moans (2006), will be released March 24, 2009. The Canadian indie super trio – comprised of Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes, Daniel Bejar of Destroyer and The New Pornographers, and Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, and Frog Eyes – has… Continue reading Swan Lake to release new album, Enemy Mine, March 24