He's like a little glossy, ginger lego man. I bet his hair is completely solid and all comes off in one piece. Clicks off and on again. For a peculiar little lego man, he can fairly turn out a tune though, and I'd vouch that one or two ditties in the New Pornographers' back catalogue are among the best rock songs of our time. Their best work is invincible stuff hewed from the same pop granite that a young Paul McCartney worked with. Shame there's not much of it on their new album, though. I've indulged it, and held off judging it until now, but it sort of (ever so slightly) sucks bum doesn't it? Like its not terrible, but yeah, it comes with the faint whiff of nappy. And that makes me feel a bit glum, because I love that band so much. Regardless, A.C. is bringing the gang over to play Whelans on November 17th and its going to be fuckin nuts. A: Because Whelans is so small and the new pornographers are so big. B: Because November 17th is a Saturday. C: Because I'm going to buy him a pint and ask him what haircare products he uses to keep himself looking so consistently lego-like. Enamel maybe?
For your pointy ears, here is a solo A.C. number off the slow wonder (his mega solo album)
MP3: A.C. Newman: Miracle Drug
Here is a golden oldie from the New Pornos' second album, the electric version. Enjoy!
MP3: The New Pornographers: All for Swinging you Around
2 comments:
haha
I could swear I got the A.C Newman lego set years ago for Christmas.
so which of the pornographers songs are some of the greatest songs ever?
in your opinion?
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