New Pornographers Electricity

When you hear the music of the New Pornographers it does not take you long to get hooked. I mean this large ensemble is quite amazing. The sound of their music is sounding like a orchestra. I knew when I first heard them back in 2001 I knew that I more then likely would be a fan for life. Then I saw them live and really did understand that they are very talented and more then likely I will be waiting for their next breath. The stuff they put out is full of more energy then bands half their size put out. The writing, and the music is so great.

What makes the New Pornographers so great is that fact they share everything as far as the musical load and the writing load. Not one person is responsible for these great actions. Even better is the fact that the solo careers of A.C. Newman and Neko Case are even just as great as an album that the New Pornographers would put out. It's hard to realize that they are even from Canada. Not to knock Canada, but there is so much great stuff that we don't really appreciate that should be heard.

I liked what I heard and really enjoyed the music that they did. It was not a band who was going to do one album and ten years from now wonder if they are still making music. It was great to also hear that the females in the band share the vocal duties. Hearing Neko Case makes my heart melt, and in a band like this, it is easy to see how much weight she carries. The whole band at times makes these great songs that get crafted around her. In other songs her voice carries the song as a whole. A great example of both females in the band is the song "All For Swinging You Around." It's music that you wish you could make. The catchy hooks and the best words and music in the world. You hear this stuff and you know that this is not a flash in a pan type thing. This is stuff that has a great makings of a Indie-Rock masterpiece.

A.C. Newman and Neko really know where it counts too. I have not been disappointed by any of their music or writing. They took just under a year to create this album, so naturally a fresh confidence would transpire and "The Laws Have Changed" highlights the band's growth as a whole. This is a band that really knows where there direction is. I like that in a band. With so much music out there, do some of these bands really know which way is the correct way? I think there are a few bands that do and here is proof.

It was crime at the time
But the laws, we changed them
Though the hero for hire's
Forever the same one

Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail
What'll be revealed today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne?

Awakened to cheers
After years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here
In the face of the meantime
Pharaoh, all your methods have taught me
Is to separate my blood from bone

It will all fail
Feeling what I feel today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne

Form a line through here
Form a line to the throne

Alone in the chain
It remains to be seen how
How well you can play
When the pawn takes a queen now

It was crime at the time
But the laws have changed
Yeah

I chose this album because this is the first one I heard and was in shock how great something like this could be made in today's fast paced times. I do regret not playing a lot of this CD on my radio shows. It would really have a great vibe for a few of my shows. Electric Version has 13 songs and all of them are keepers. They are great and each song will have some kind of connection. It's a must own and should be part of anyone's music collection. Enjoy a band and the music of The New Pornographers. This might be something you might be missing. I like this a lot more then I say in this post. It is an album that keeps you smiling and saying, "This music will save the world." Enjoy!