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The New Pornographers: 'Together'new
Bandleader Carl Newman writes idiosyncratic, impressionistic verses drawn from (one must assume) personal experiences and tumultuous emotions, but the results often are lyrically abstract.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-25-2010 |
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The New Pornographers Issue a 'Meh' Albumnew
The joyfully erratic sounds present in their earlier Mass Romantic, Electric Version, and, to some degree, Twin Cinema are, on first listen, surprisingly absent.
Baltimore City Paper |
Allison Levin |
09-18-2007 |
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Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
'Challengers': Unabashed Mellownessnew
Gone are the wired-up anthems that are the New Pornographers' hallmark, replaced here by quiet introspection.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
08-20-2007 |
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Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
Collective Efforts
The New Pornographers' problem is that true euphoria is hard to achieve and nearly impossible to sustain.
Washington City Paper |
Michael Crowley |
10-14-2005 |
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Every Track a Money Shotnew
It’s impossible to imagine a band more devoted to excitement, more single-minded in its pursuit of satisfaction, more successful in replicating the arousal/gratification cycle without becoming monotonous.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
09-02-2005 |
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