This whole Rock criticism racket is admittedly pretty subjective and it shouldn’t come as any surprise that opinions are often shaped and determined by personal experience and preferences. As such, there is a small pocket of humanity that neither understands nor supports the contention that The New Pornographers feature the most amazing collection of musical talent to assemble under one creative umbrella in the past quarter century. And yet, even those poor undernourished souls who don’t quite connect the dots of the New Porns’ magnetic Pop appeal have to admit that the Canadian collective is riding an unprecedented streak of critical success.
The New Porns’ string of excellence extends across the last decade, from their exquisite 2000 debut, Mass Romantic, to their fifth injection of Indie Rock adrenaline, last year’s Together, a hair-raising evocation of ’60s sugar Pop via Roy Wood and Petula Clark time-machined into contemporary consciousness.
The New Pornagraphers play Bogart’s Tuesday with The Walkmen. Go here to read Brian Baker’s full Sound Advice.
This article appears in Apr 13-19, 2011.
