About this title: There never has been much of a question that the New Pornographers are a cerebral power pop band -- A.C. Newman's songs dance around meaning and Dan Bejar deliberately turns meaning inside out -- but they always hit the gut instead of the head due to their propulsive melodies and sweetly muscular guitars. Such was the case up through 2005's Twin ...
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Format: Audio CD
Label: Matador Records
Date: 2007-08-21
UPC:744861077022
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Format: CD
Label: MATADOR RECORDS/ADA
UPC:744861077022
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Format: CD
Label: MATADOR RECORDS
UPC:744861077022
Description: BRAND NEW. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS return with their fourth album and their first recorded outside of bassist John Collins's basement studio. Airier, more spacious and more relaxed than its jackhammer predecessors, 'Challengers' is the sound of songwriters Carl Newman and Dan Bjar stretching out. In a recent Pitchfork interview, Newman rejected the "power-pop" label and suggested "power-folk" instead, and several songs on the new album live up to it, particularly the luscious Neko Case fronted ... read more
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"I was a little skeptical during my first listen, but after a few more listens, I fell in love. Challengers is a deviation from the typical New Pornographers sound (i.e. pop to the extreme) in that it's paced a bit slower. There are, however, songs that definitely sound more like their older material (All the Things that Go to Make Heaven and Earth, Mutiny I Promise you). Standout Tracks: - Challengers (my all-time favorite New Pornographers song) - Go Places"
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