March 10, 2009
With his new album "Get Guilty" under the guise of A.C. Newman, Carl Newman takes a break from his main gig with The New Pornographers. Although it's easy to make a statement like none of the songs on the album would sound out of place on a New Pornographers album, but that actually wouldn't be true...
For the 'records'
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michael
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January 26, 2009
If you’re a fan of A.C. Newman or perhaps his band The New Pornographers, you probably already know about his densely layered pop melodies and musically adventurous song craft. Even if you’re not a fan of his, you can’t really deny that Newman applies many styles easily into each of his songs....
Twangville
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Jeff McMahon
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January 20, 2009
Remember when you were 14 and you prayed to God to not let you die before you got to kiss Wendy Peffercorn? Or, you know, other things. That’s what this release week is like. Please God, don’t let me die before I listen to new albums from Bon Iver, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Atmosph...
BUZZGRINDER
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Josh Mock
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January 07, 2009
By Jodi Root My favorite part of listening to a new album that first time is to try and pinpoint which songs are the singles. There’s always the obvious opening track, that initial glimpse of many more riches to follow—or at least a melody so catchy that the listener is hooked from the get go in...
Muzzle of Bees | Music Blog: MP3 Downloads, Videos, News, Tour Dates, Giveaways
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jodifer
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January 05, 2009
I can’t speak for the economy, but 2009 is shaping up to be a great year for music. Pay particular attention to March. It seems that every year the stars align on a single day and we get an embarrassment of riches. This year that day is March 3rd. Here are some of the incredible releases currently...
Twangville
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Mayer Danzig
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December 09, 2008
The ukulele-toting tropicalia crooner Dent May is hitting the road with New Pornographers principal AC Newman this February and March. The singer-songwriter, who we called "the sort of gent you just want to be around, osmotically transferring his temperament to your sorry bones", will be out in su...
the culture of me
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October 30, 2008
Matador has released a track from the upcoming (1/20) AC Newman album, Get Guilty: ::: AC Newman - “There Were Maybe Ten Or Twelve” ::: The track is the opener from Matador’s awesome Intended Play Sampler Fall ‘08 mix, which you can download as a zip file with artwork here. T...
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary
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catbird
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December 13, 2007
So New Porno AC Newman kvetched in a Nerve.com interview that he gets salty when critics have the temerity to call his power-pop band dorky or geeky or whatever. (We know, right?) "What's funny is that [critics] who call us a nerdy band are infinitely nerdier than us," Newman said. "As if the writer...
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