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The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band's first four albums each placed in the top 40 on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a solo album from one of the band's members ranked in the top 40 on the list each year. In 2007, Blender magazine ranked The New Pornographers' first album, Mas ... s Romantic, the 24th best indie album of all time. It is the second-highest Canadian album on the list, behind Arcade Fire's Funeral (which came in sixth). In 2009, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the band's second studio album, Electric Version, No. 79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade". The name of the band was chosen by Carl Newman, who has said that he came up with it after watching a Japanese film called The Pornographers. Many writers have assumed that the name was a reference to Jimmy Swaggart's claim that rock and roll was "the new pornography."The band has released five albums to date: Mass Romantic (2000), Electric Version (2003), Twin Cinema (2005), Challengers (2007), and Together (2010). A live album recorded on their 2006 tour is available only at concerts and on the band's website. See more [+]

My Rights Versus Yours |||||

Under the wheels the hope will spring Mirages lost a few mor...

All The Old Showstoppers |||||

when John he saw the numbers he lied made up the whole thing...

Challengers |||||

Yes I know it was late We were greeting the sun Before long ...

You Tell Me Where |||||

Take a breather They came for Caesar But I don't think he's ...

Spidyr |||||

So you wanted to go towards the street life But the city at ...

Weve Been Here Before |||||

Here is the quick rundown, we've been here before It's best ...

Whiteout Conditions |||||

I'm flying, feeling the ceiling, I'm barely dealing them The...

Streets Of Fire |||||

Come on, come out of the rain. You're not oppressed you're j...

The Bleeding Heart Show |||||

I leapt across three or four beds into your arms, where I ha...

Another Drug Deal Of The Heart |||||

You can?t send it back, pretend it?s yours, cuz it will be ...

Born With A Sound |||||

There's death in the breadline There's deaths on the vine I ...

Brill Bruisers |||||

boh baah ba ba bah boh boh baah ba ba baah boh baah ba ba ...

Champions Of Red Wine |||||

We are champions of red wine, poured all over It's what we'r...

Fantasy Fools |||||

"Uh oh (oh), Uh oh (oh), Uh oh (oh) Uh oh (oh) (x2) Here com...

Hi-rise |||||

/ / / / / / Oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, ohohohoh oh oh, oh oh We...

Marching Orders |||||

What do these marching orders mean? Some halflit fairy tale ...

War On The East Coast |||||

Last night I dreamt Vancouver dressed up in the ocean Last n...

Wide Eyes |||||

At overlooking the canyon, right where I'm descending, I swe...

Colosseums |||||

Colosseums, colosseums of the mind An ancient con, the shado...

Darling Shade |||||

When you add your voice to bad choices Then your noise, so w...

Moves |||||

I believe you've had some-thing that's mine, all this time. ...

Myriad Harbour |||||

verses. If you listen to the strumming in the first verse yo...

Star Bodies |||||

The lead plays this 4x in the beginning and comes back to it...

Ballad Of A Comeback Kid |||||

Pray for content, settle for free rent, the tenements recall...

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