The New Pornographers - "Crash Years" (album: Together)

It's pretty blasphemous that I've waited this long to post a song by The New Pornographers. By many people's standards, Mountie Rock might have started with them. No question that they inhibit the collaborative spirit of the sound. This band's makeup is very similar to my all time fave Broken Social Scene. For example, along with it's "supergroup" structure they also have their own female breakout star: BSS has Feist - TNP has it's own in Neko Case (Although Ms. Case is not Canadian in her own right, we just won't think about that for the purposes of this blog).

The latest album, Together, was released this past May. It's on sale at Amazon for just under $6. Also, and perhaps more importantly, they are coming to my neck of the woods shortly.

Tickets are still available for their Thursday October 14th show at the Riviera. As far as this genre goes, the $30+ ticket may seem steep, but this show also includes the stellar opening act of Tokyo Police Club, a band you will no doubt here more about right here very soon.

Admittedly, I really missed the boat with The New Pornographers. Thankfully there's still time to catch up and join their growing (in both numbers and in dedication) fan base.