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My Shepherd by The New Pornographers

Artist Biography For The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers Are A Canadian Indie Rock Group Formed In 1997 In Vancouver British Columbia. Their Sound Is Influenced By That Of Such Power Pop Bands As The Cars And Cheap Trick But They Use Much More Sophisticated Rhythms And Chord Changes. Although It Was Widely Reported That The New Pornographers Got Their Name From A Pamphlet Put Out By Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Condemning Rock ‘n’ Roll As “the New Pornography ” Carl Newman Has Stated That He Came Up With The Name After Watching Shohei Imamura's The Pornographers 1966 . 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." 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. The Band Have Released A Series Of Well-Received Albums Mass Romantic 2000 Electric Version 2003 Twin Cinema 2005 Challengers 2007 Together 2010 Brill Bruisers 2014 And Whiteout Conditions 2017 . In 2019 They Released In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights. The Band Members Include - Carl Newman - Vocals Guitar Ebow Synthesizer Harmonica Pump Organ Xylophone
- Dan Bejar - Vocals Guitar Synthesizer Melodion
- Kathryn Calder - Vocals Piano
- Neko Case - Vocals Tambourine
- John Collins - Bass Guitar Synthesizer Ebow Vocals
- Kurt Dahle - Drums Percussion Vocals
- Todd Fancey - Guitar
- Blaine Thurier - Synthesizer The New Pornographers Are Frequently Referred To As An Indie Supergroup Because Of The Following Members' Associations - Carl Newman Solo Artist As A.C. Newman Also Of Superconductor And Zumpano
- Dan Bejar Of Destroyer Swan Lake And Vancouver Nights.
- 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 Of Fancey
- Blaine Thurier Independent Filmmaker Newman However Doesn't Care For The Term "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."

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