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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The New Pornographers |
| Record Label: |
Matador (record label) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
August 21, 2007 |
| Album Duration: |
48m:45s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. My Rights Versus Yours 2. All the Old Show Stoppers 3. Challengers 4. Myriad Harbour 5. All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth 6. Failsafe 7. Unguided 8. Entering White Cecilia 9. Go Places 10. Mutiny, I Promise You 11. Adventures in Solitude 12. Spirit of Giving |
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The New Pornographers: Neko Case (vocals); Danny Bejar (guitars); John Collins (baritone guitar); Todd Fancey (banjo); Kathryn Calder (piano); Blaine Thurier (Fender Rhodes piano); A.C. Newman (bass guitar); Kurt Dahle (drums). Additional personnel: Phil Palazzolo (guitar); Eileen Gannon (harp); Tara Szczygielski, Olivier Manchon (violin); Marla Hansen (viola); Benjamin D. Kalb (cello); Leslie Kubicka (flute); Brendan Ryan (accordion); Alan Hampton (double bass). One of the many things that make the New Pornographers an excellent band is their ability to turn power pop, a genre characterized by its bubblegum orthodoxy and instant appeal into complex, durable art. The Vancouver collective comprising several singer-songwriters with solo careers of their own successfully mined this territory over their first three albums; their fourth finds them delving deeper. 2007's CHALLENGERS brims with the band's usual sterling melodies and meticulous songcraft, while expanding their range sonically and conceptually. ... |
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