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Together
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Together
Artist
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The New Pornographers
Label
Matador
Catalogue Number
OLE8915
Release Date
3 May 2010

Together is the 5th album by Canadian-US collective The New Pornographers, featuring Neko Case and Destroyer’s Dan Bejar, in addition to bandleader and chief songwriter A.C. Newman, who All Music Guide says “in a perfect world, would be our Elton, our McCartney”. Playing to all the New Pornographers strengths, Together combines the freewheeling, glammy spirit of their debut Mass Romanticwith the very personal, emotional songwriting of their most recent material. As a result, it’s an album that aims to please, as exciting for the New Pornographers obsessive as for casual new listeners.

Stunning ballads like “My Shepherd” and “Valkyrie In The Roller Disco” are among the most beautiful melodies Newman has ever written, and singles “Crash Years” and “Your Hands (Together)” rank among faves like “The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism” and “The Laws Have Changed”. Vocalist keyboardist Kathryn Calder’s voice has never integrated so well with Case’s, and Bejar’s three contributions are probably his catchiest and least disjointed. Newman says he’s always had a dream of finding the middle ground between Led Zeppelin and The 5th Dimension, which isn’t a bad way to describe Together’smix of decep- tively complex songwriting with pop hooks and arena-rock power. This is one of the great bands of the last decade at the top of their game.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Moves 3:52 Buy

    Moves

  2. 2 Crash Years 4:06 Buy

    Crash Years

  3. 3 Your Hands (Together) 3:32 Buy

    Your Hands (Together)

  4. 4 Silver Jenny Dollar 2:52 Buy

    Silver Jenny Dollar

  5. 5 Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk 3:40 Buy

    Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk

  6. 6 My Shepherd 4:35 Buy

    My Shepherd

  7. 7 If You Can't See My Mirrors 2:56 Buy

    If You Can't See My Mirrors

  8. 8 Up In The Dark 3:10 Buy

    Up In The Dark

  9. 9 Valkyrie In The Roller Disco 3:32 Buy

    Valkyrie In The Roller Disco

  10. 10 A Bite Out Of My Bed 3:13 Buy

    A Bite Out Of My Bed

  11. 11 Daughters Of Sorrow 3:07 Buy

    Daughters Of Sorrow

  12. 12 We End Up Together 5:46 Buy

    We End Up Together

The New Pornographers

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