Frank Giaramita
05/02/05, 10:55 PM
Look below for a description of The New Pornographers's new album (their third), Twin Cinema, as well as the tracklist, a link to an MP3 from the album, and new East Coast tour dates in June.
'Twin Cinema,' the New Pornographers' third album, finds all seven-plus
members pushing themselves in dizzying ways. The album features leader
A.C. Newman's most heartfelt songs yet, such as "The Bleeding Heart
Show" and the Neko showCase "These Are The Fables". "The Jessica Numbers"
and "Three or Four" approach "Jesus Christ Superstar" levels of theater
and nerve, "Use It" and the title track are amongst the band's best.
Dan Bejar (Destroyer) three remarkable contributions include "Jackie,
Dressed In Cobras," a wild-eyed glam sequel to Mass Romantic's
"Jackie". Guests include singer Nora O'Connor and Carl's long-lost teenage
niece (really) Kathryn Calder on vocals and piano (soon to be a touring
member of the group).
While 'Twin Cinema' is no less catchy (and the arrangements no less
intricate) than your fave moments from Mass Romantic and Electric
Version, there's a sense of economy and cutting wit which stand in slight
contrast to the party-out-of-bounds vibe of those records. The New
Pornographers have blown us away, again. Dig it deep. 'Twin Cinema' will be
in stores August 23.
tracklisting:
Twin Cinema (listen to the MP3:
http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_new_pornographers)
The Bones Of An Idol
Use It
The Bleeding Heart Show
Jackie Dressed In Cobras
The Jessica Numbers
These Are The Fables
Sing Me Spanish Techno
Falling Through Your Clothes
Broken Beads
Three Or Four
Star Bodies
Streets Of Fire
Stacked Crooked
the following East Coast dates have been confirmed with more to follow:
June
23-Hoboken, NJ at Maxwells
24-Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
25-Brooklyn, NY at Celebrate Brooklyn
26-Northampton, MA at Pearl Street Nightclub
In addition, the NP's Todd Fancey has a four song solo EP, 'Fancey' out
on March Records next month.
'Twin Cinema,' the New Pornographers' third album, finds all seven-plus
members pushing themselves in dizzying ways. The album features leader
A.C. Newman's most heartfelt songs yet, such as "The Bleeding Heart
Show" and the Neko showCase "These Are The Fables". "The Jessica Numbers"
and "Three or Four" approach "Jesus Christ Superstar" levels of theater
and nerve, "Use It" and the title track are amongst the band's best.
Dan Bejar (Destroyer) three remarkable contributions include "Jackie,
Dressed In Cobras," a wild-eyed glam sequel to Mass Romantic's
"Jackie". Guests include singer Nora O'Connor and Carl's long-lost teenage
niece (really) Kathryn Calder on vocals and piano (soon to be a touring
member of the group).
While 'Twin Cinema' is no less catchy (and the arrangements no less
intricate) than your fave moments from Mass Romantic and Electric
Version, there's a sense of economy and cutting wit which stand in slight
contrast to the party-out-of-bounds vibe of those records. The New
Pornographers have blown us away, again. Dig it deep. 'Twin Cinema' will be
in stores August 23.
tracklisting:
Twin Cinema (listen to the MP3:
http://www.matadorrecords.com/the_new_pornographers)
The Bones Of An Idol
Use It
The Bleeding Heart Show
Jackie Dressed In Cobras
The Jessica Numbers
These Are The Fables
Sing Me Spanish Techno
Falling Through Your Clothes
Broken Beads
Three Or Four
Star Bodies
Streets Of Fire
Stacked Crooked
the following East Coast dates have been confirmed with more to follow:
June
23-Hoboken, NJ at Maxwells
24-Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
25-Brooklyn, NY at Celebrate Brooklyn
26-Northampton, MA at Pearl Street Nightclub
In addition, the NP's Todd Fancey has a four song solo EP, 'Fancey' out
on March Records next month.