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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0744861062127 Label: Matador Records Manufacturer: Matador Records MPN: 621 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Matador Records Release Date: August 23, 2005 Studio: Matador Records Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Imagine a loose consortium of musicians who combine the lilting melodies of the Zombies with the driving hooks of the Kinks. Sure, it's what all the kids are doing these days, but Vancouver's New Pornographers are one of the few--along with the Shins--to get the balance right. Their third full-length offers more of the same smart power-pop that made Mass Romantic and Electric Version instant classics, plus some surprising new moves. As singer/songwriter Carl Newman (The Slow Wonder) has noted, "You can't play ebow without sounding like Eno," and indeed, Brian Eno's sublime early recordings are evoked on this more introspective offering. There are also strong new vocalists joining Neko Case: Nora O'Connor (the Blacks) and Newman's piano-playing niece, Kathryn Calder. If there was a flaw with previous efforts, it was that the contributions of Dan Bejar (Destroyer), fine as they were, sounded somewhat out of place. Just as they're better integrated this time around, Twin Cinema offers every member of this insanely talented ensemble the chance to shine. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Album Description: The third album from Vancouver's pop maestros continues to feature Neko Case and Dan Bejar (Destroyer), as well as new vocalists Kathryn Calder and Nora O'Connor. These songs veer more toward the rocking and the personal than the sugar of earlier works. Chief singer/songwriter A.C. Newman has absorbed not just the mechanics of classic songwriting, but the heart, while indulging his admiration of demented current bands like Fiery Furnaces and Frog Eyes. Expect to hear influences from The Moody Blues, Tubeway Army, Wings, Eno, The Stranglers, 10cc, and other greats, all filtered through Newman's warped worldview. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Songs You Will RememberShort and Sweet Folks. The first 8 songs on this CD are the best run I have heard since maybe "Who's Next". More hooks than ABBA and an old wide mouth bass......It's good. Rating:  - Great albumContains some really excellent songs and certainly none of them is bad. Definitely worth listening to. Rating: - Made me a fan.This is a great album, it made me a fan. I bought it initially because I had seen it recommended by people on sites I frequently visit, none of them actually being music dedicated sites. I approached it with an open mind, I like stuff that is more "out there" than this album. My first though was that it was a little boring and I "shelved" it (I would skip songs when they would come up randomly and so on) for maybe a moth or so. Then I gave "Bleeding Heart Show" a listen and it made ... Read More Rating: - Another winner for the PornosThe New Pornos may still be trying to live up to the promise of Mass Romantic, but even as they fall short, they still manage not to disappoint. Twin Cinema is a virtual cornucopia of different sounds, styles and voices in alt-pop all squeezed into the same record; you'd swear it was a movie soundtrack or compilation instead of a true album. They may wear their pop influences on their sleeves, but it's so charmingly fun, breezy, bouncy and melodic that you'll hardly notice. "Use It" ... Read More Rating: - absolutely superbAfter repeated listens, and careful comparisons between the New Pornographers 3 albums of which I have listened to near continuously these last 5 weeks, I have determined that their 3rd album, Twin Cinema, is not only their best, but among the greatest rock albums ever made. Every song is a classic. From the more simple pop songs that start out the album to the eye opening and occasionally jaw-dropping string of songs making up the 2nd half, this album if flawless, song for song as well as in its ... Read More |
