The New Pornographers
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock Power pop
Years active	1997-present
Label(s)	Matador, Mint, Last Gang Records
Website	www.thenewpornographers.com
Members
Left to right: Blaine Thurier, Todd Fancey, Neko Case, Carl Newman, Kurt Dahle, Kathryn Calder, John Collins Not pictured: Dan Bejar

The New Pornographers is a Juno Award-winning Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their sound is highly influenced by such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, although their songs are generally of a greater melodic and harmonic complexity. Carl Newman, who writes most of the band's material, has said, "When I seriously started to try to write songs, my main influences were, like, Burt Bacharach, Jim Webb, and Brian Wilson. Those were the guys I kinda looked at their music and went, 'What the hell are they doing here?' I was just fascinated by the structures and the harmonics."[1] The melody of the first and eponymous track on their second album Electric Version, for instance, begins with an arpeggiated diminished triad—a rare and strange opening flourish for a pop song. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 333 pixelsFull resolution (1526 × 636 pixel, file size: 150 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Matador Records is a record label, famous for a roster of highly-respected indie rock artists and bands. ... Mint Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based independent record label founded in January 1991. ... Last Gang Records logo Last Gang Records was formed by Canadian music industry attorney Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2002 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival. ... Blaine Thurier is a Canadian musician and film producer. ... Todd Fancey is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist and solo artist. ... Neko Case (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and as a member of The New Pornographers. ... (Alan) Carl Newman [b. ... Kurt Dahle is a Canadian musician best known for his work as a drummer for The New Pornographers. ... Kathryn Calder is both a member of Immaculate Machine (based out of Victoria with strong University of Victoria ties) and The New Pornographers (based in Vancouver). ... John Collins is a member of The New Pornographers, Destroyer, The Evaporators and Powderfinger. ... Daniel Bejar (pronounced beːhaʁ) (b. ... The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... The Cars were an American rock band, fronted by Ric Ocasek, that emerged from the early punk scene in the late 1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... (Alan) Carl Newman [b. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... Jimmy Webb (born August 15, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma) is an idiosyncratic American popular music composer. ... For other persons named Brian Wilson, see Brian Wilson (disambiguation). ... Various arpeggios as seen on a staff Notation of a chord in arpeggio In music, an arpeggio is a broken chord where the notes are played or sung in succession rather than simultaneously. ... Generally speaking, a diminished chord is a chord which has a diminished fifth in it. ...

The New Pornographers are frequently referred to as a supergroup—or an indie supergroup—because of the members' associations. Newman, however, doesn't care for the term, explaining: "I'm really tired of that supergroup label, and I wish people would stop using it. None of us were known at all outside of Canada—I just don't think it's accurate." [2] In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe music groups comprising members who had already achieved fame or respect in other groups or as individual artists. ...

The name of the band was chosen by Newman. It would seem to reflect a quotation attributed to Jimmy Swaggart, who once called music "the new pornography," although Newman did not know of the quote at the time. [3] Newman has stated that he came up with the name after watching a Japanese film called The Pornographers.^[1] Jimmy Lee Swaggart (born March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana) is a Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism who reached the height of his popularity in the 1980s. ... Porn redirects here. ...

The band has released four albums to date: Mass Romantic (2000), Electric Version (2003), Twin Cinema (2005), and Challengers (2007), along with a live album recorded on their 2006 tour that is available only at concerts and on the band's website. Mass Romantic is the highly-rated first album by the indie rock group The New Pornographers. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Electric Version is a 2003 album by The New Pornographers. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Twin Cinema is the third album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Challengers is the fourth album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, released on August 21, 2007. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

Members

• Dan Bejar of Destroyer and Swan Lake;
• Kathryn Calder of Immaculate Machine;
• Neko Case, solo artist, also of Maow and cub;
• John Collins of The Evaporators;
• Kurt Dahle of Limblifter and Age of Electric;
• Todd Fancey, solo artist (as Fancey) and Limblifter;
• Carl Newman, solo artist (as A.C. Newman), also of Superconductor and Zumpano;
• Nora O'Connor of The Blacks and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire; and
• Blaine Thurier, independent filmmaker.

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Discography

• Mass Romantic (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2000)
• Electric Version (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2003) #196 US
• Twin Cinema (CA: Mint Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2005) #44 US
• Challengers (CA: Last Gang Records; US & EU: Matador Records, 2007) #34 US, #13 UK Indie

Mass Romantic is the highly-rated first album by the indie rock group The New Pornographers. ... Electric Version is a 2003 album by The New Pornographers. ... Twin Cinema is the third album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. ... Challengers is the fourth album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers, released on August 21, 2007. ... Last Gang Records logo Last Gang Records was formed by Canadian music industry attorney Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2002 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival. ...

Live albums

• LIVE! (2006)

LIVE! is the first official live album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. ...

Singles

• "Letter from an Occupant" (2002, Europe)
• "Use It" (2006)
• "Sing Me Spanish Techno" (2006)
• "My Rights Versus Yours" (2007)

Contributions

• FUBAR: The Album (2002) - "Your Daddy Don't Know"
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) - "Letter From An Occupant"
• CBC Radio 3 Sessions, Vol. 1 (2004) - "The Fake Headlines"
• Matador at Fifteen (2004) - "Graceland"
• The Office Episode 13: "The Client" (2005) - "Use It"
• Weeds (2005) - "The Laws Have Changed"
• The Hour Main Title Theme Season 3- (2006) - "Use It"
• Chuck Season 1, Episode 2 - "Challengers"

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See also

• Music of Vancouver
• List of bands from British Columbia
• List of bands from Canada

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References

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External links

• The New Pornographers
• Matador Records
• "Use It" artist commentary
• Challengers Review