A Grower: "My Rights Versus Yours" by The New Pornographers

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:29:38 -0500

This is, as Matador puts it, a "slow burner". It's the first New Pornographers song I've heard in a while that took a lot of time to grow on me. Most of their stuff is heavy on riffs and hooks, and is easy to get into. This still has them but definitely not in the same vein of, say, "Letter from an Occupant". I'm going to trust it's one of the quieter songs on the upcoming disc Challengers.

Structurally it's nothing different than the other dozens of New Pornographers tunes. You get the instrumental poppy intro (this time a weird keyboard/organ thing, very quiet), a teaser into the verse, and then the chorus. This is a breezy and summery song. The backing vocals set the tone more than the intro, I think, and surprisingly it never explodes in any way. It simmers. It bakes. And then it sits in your head like any of their other tunes.

Not as accessible, perhaps, but I suspect I'll be coming back to this one in the future.

Bonus: their cover of "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto.

New Pornographers - Your Daddy Don't Know

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Still the One

nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:21:18 -0500

The New Pornographers remain my Favorite Band of the moment, and here is one of the 30+ reasons why.

New Pornographers My Slow Descent Into Alcoholism

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nobody@vox.com(Paul) — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:56:28 -0600

I think it's pretty safe to say that the New Pornographers are now my favorite band.

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A Grower: "My Rights Versus Yours" by The New Pornographers

Still the One

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