if one were to purchase an album by these folks, what would be a good one to grab first?

ad4tise wrote:

The name is great! Right wing televangelist said that rock music was the new pornography. So they called themselves the "New Pornographers." Perfect! (Could use more Neko though.)

ad4tise wrote:

On Wikipedia it states that the name came from a Japanese film called "The Pornographers".
And why would it be suicide?
Perhaps only the most militant, close-minded, anti-pornography, moralistic person would refuse to even listen to music from a band with "pornographers" in the name, but come on now.....
luckily that's only but a wee portion of the population, so "professional suicide" seems a bit strong.

The New Pornographers formed in 1997, almost immediately recorded the classic "Letter From An Occupant," and it was on. Their three full-lengths (as well as Newman's 2004 solo debut The Slow Wonder) received wild critical and public acclaim, and they continue to enjoy bigger (and taller and smarter) audiences.

ad4tise wrote:

Like the group, but the name is professional suicide. WHO thought of this name?

i love this band...but man, this song grates on my nerves.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! yippy!

The_Enemy wrote:

I like the idea of Freddie Mercury's tache becoming immortal!

boileymon wrote:
Luckyyyyyyyy. What venue?

Shoot me, but I liked that song. The vocals had nice harmonies and were fresh and unique. I really enjoyed it. Had a little Sufjan Stevens to it (who I also like!).

The two vocals go very well together.

:puke:

xkolibuul wrote:

Saw them Monday night at a cozy venue in Denver. Neko was present, what an incredible voice - Kathryn Calder is no slouch either. What a great show.

BTW, the group's name was derived from the Most Reverend Jimmy Swaggert's mid 90's proclamation that "rock music is the new pornography." This quote was uttered of course after being busted not once but twice for trysts with hookers. And the flock still tithes...

This blows.

:puke: Like the band but this song is blaa.

nate917 wrote:

It's rumoured that Carl Newman, the lead singer, is obsessed with Freddie Mercury and is a member of the "Frog Masons", a cult dedicated to Mercury's resurrection.

There's complete info at the Wikipedia entry for Freddie Mercury

vocal stylings a bit too much like The Postal Service, Death Cab, etc...the end is nicer...

xkolibuul wrote:Yes!

Is that Freddy Mercury on the album cover? Maybe it's a young John Astin. They're creepy and they're kooky....

Ya, the vocals almost sounds like Rent or something... which sucked.

smondziel wrote:

Ahh, Spending too much time with the kids watching their shows?

Times like that I go down into the basement and start wrenching.

Oh, I meant wretching. :puke:

I like these new pornographers.

govna wrote:
Does this mean we can equivalently call them the musicers÷y?

Yeah, that was a good joke...

To my ears they sound like Grey Eye Glances meets The Pentangle with a soupçon of October Project.

WE F**K with what???

sorry is funny how sounds weird (person on office ask,"what what what?? we f***k with what??"

smondziel wrote:

hahahhaahahaha!! although it is a kewl tune...

This is a great album!

That's not just any "lady singer", that's the unmistakable and fabulous Neko Case. Caught her live last year, not to be missed.


stinkycheese wrote: