New Pornographers - Together
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Artist: New PornographersBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2010-05-04
Model: 00744861089124
Music Label: Matador Records
Soundtracks:
- Moves
- Crash Years
- Your Hands (Together)
- Silver Jenny Dollar
- Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk
- My Shepherd
- If You Can't See My Mirrors
- Up In The Dark
- Valkyrie In The Roller Disco
- A Bite Out Of My Bed
- Daughters Of Sorrow
- We End Up Together
Music reviews of Together
Music Review: The New Pornographers - Together 7/10
Rating: 4 Stars
Together is nowhere near the relentless triumphs of Twin Cinema or Electric Version, but from a band that's already made the defining power pop records of the decade, perhaps exploring new sounds isn't so bad after all. And where Challengers ventured astray with songs that never really managed to stick, Together keeps it all from falling apart, whether it be on the hard-hitting glam-rock of thudding opener "Moves" or the riff-tastic sing-a-long "Your Hands (Together)." These are songs that throw everything and more into the melting pot of the New Pornos sound and come out the better for it. They rarely, if ever, mean anything - a song like "Silver Jenny Dollar" is so good precisely because it knows directly where the hook is and hits it hard and fast and generously, an even bigger surprise when you realize this is Dan Bejar, the New Pornos' resident weirdo, making it to the money chorus in record time and feeling content to stay there. At times, this is a disappointment, as when a song like "If You Can't See My Mirrors" reveals itself as perfectly acceptable pop in the realm of the New Pornos, but lacks that certain bite and vigor that made Bejar contributions like "Jackie Dressed in Cobras" or "Myriad Harbour" such rare treats.
At times, however, it seems like the New Pornos are content to rest on their laurels. Songs like "Up in the Dark" or "A Bite Out Of My Bed" would blow away their partners on any other rote power pop band's record, but here they seem more like the New Pornos running through the motions than anything particularly groundbreaking. Despite it's clear desire to be an epic closer in the vein of "Stacked Crooked," "We End Up Together" really has no reason to extend past four minutes as egregiously as it does. Even songs like "Your Hands (Together)" seem like nothing special on first listen, requiring more than a few spins to appreciate the vocal interplay and the twining melodies. Thank God, then, for Neko Case, who explodes to the forefront on first single "Crash Years" and dominates Together as she has few New Pornos albums in recent memory. It's her dynamic pipes that really hold the record together, whether in a lovely duet with Newman on "Valkyrie in the Roller Disco" or making the one-two punch of "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" and "My Shepherd" the centerpiece of the album. Bejar might not up to his usual tricks, but Case more than makes up for it - her songs are what lift Together out of what could have been another insipid Challengers-esque morass and turn it into something new, something unique, and something markedly powerful in a way the New Pornos haven't been since 2005.
While Case might be the soul behind the best songs here, Together still comes off as the band's strongest group effort, remarkable when one considers that many of their previous efforts could be characterized with "oh, that's a Bejar song," and " that one is definitely all Carl." Here, Bejar sounds like Newman and vice versa, and while Case is more than happy to take the lead, her constant backing work ties everything together effortlessly. It's a record that, on first listen, doesn't really mean much and rarely has a tune that stands out like previous, more straightforward New Pornos heavyweights, but on repeated listens bears some of the best fruit of their career. Newman can describe the feel of the New Pornos distinctive sound better than I could: "when I'm depressed, I don't want to express how depressed I am. I want to somehow make myself happier . . . I've always found I'm much happier when I'm happier." There hasn't been a better blueprint for the New Pornographers' sound and mission, and, if all else fails, Together will certainly make you smile.
Description of Together
2010 release, the fifth album from Canadian-US collective The New Pornographers, featuring Neko Case and Destroyer's Dan Bejar, in addition to bandleader and chief songwriter A.C. Newman. Playing to all the New Pornographers strengths, Together combines the freewheeling, glammy spirit of their debut Mass Romantic with the very personal, emotional songwriting of their most recent material. As a result, it's an album that aims to please, as exciting for the New Pornographers obsessive as for casual new listeners.Alternative Rock CDs
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