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  Hear New Pornographer AC Newman's Lushly Folk-Pop 'I'm Not Talking'

  August 20, 2012 – Carl Newman's deftly melodic solo work has long rivaled his charming indie rock with Canadian quasi-supergroup the New Pornographers. His third album as AC Newman, Shut Down the Streets, is due out on October 9 via Matador, the label has announced. …
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  Best Coast, MGMT Cover Fleetwood Mac for Tribute Comp

  June 18, 2012 – Last month, Randall Poster, the veteran music supervisor behind last year's star-studded, ridiculously excellent Rave On, Buddy Holly compilation, announced that he would be collecting and releasing a similar tribute record for the royal family of 1970s folk rock, Fleetwood Mac. Now, details of that compilation have surfaced, per CoS. The disc is due August 14 via Hear Music/Concord, the same label duo that released Rave On.... …
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  Matador Records' Biggest Bands Look Back

  November 15, 2010 –  …
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  New Albums from The Hold Steady, Deftones & 5 More!

  May 4, 2010 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: The Hold Steady, Heaven Is WheneverHappy-hour sermonizing, but in snappier getups.Read Review >> Deftones, Diamond EyesExquisitely painted rage, still in the same frame.Read Review >> Broken Social Scene, Forgiveness Rock RecordShaggy-dog rock crew polish up their yawp.Read Review >> The New Pornographers, TogetherCanny power popp …
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• The New Pornographers, 'Together' (Matador)

  April 27, 2010 – There are worse ways to start a song than with the jangly, white-funk groove of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way," as these Canadian indie rockers do on "The Crash Years," one of their fifth album's many record-nerd highlights. (Another: "Your Hands Together," which gets as close to Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" as Canadian indie rockers are legally allowed). …
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  LISTEN: New Pornographers Debut First Song

  February 22, 2010 – In celebration of their hometown's Olympics spirit, Vancouver, BC's New Pornographers have leaked the first track off their upcoming record, Together, out May 4 via Matador Records. Hear "Your Hands (Together)" right here! "Your Hands (Together)" is a power-pop gem. Feedback-laden electric guitars bash, arena-rock drums crash, and the voices of A.C. …
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  Album Stream: Neko Case's 'Middle Cyclone'

  February 26, 2009 – With a 9-out-of-10 from SPIN, it's clear that Neko Case's fifth studio record, Middle Cyclone, is already among the year's finest -- and you can hear the whole thing right now in advance of its release March 3. In SPIN's March issue (on newsstands now), Case provides insight into the record's creation and lyrical themes. …
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  Exclusive Song: Indie Supergroup Swan Lake

  February 18, 2009 – Not every supergroup is super -- remember Eyes Adrift, anyone? Indie-rock trio Swan Lake, however, is; they have tunes to prove it -- and you can hear one of their best below! Swan Lake is made up of Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug, the New Pornographers' Dan Bejar (a.k.a. Destroyer), and Frog Eyes frontman Carey Mercer. …
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  All Points West '08 Recap: Friday

  August 10, 2008 – The New Pornographers and Grizzly Bear: Eating Indie Rock for Dinner: Grizzly Bear and the New Pornographers, two bands comfortably considered indie rock staples in their own right, played opposite each other, but the major difference between the two? Age. …
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