{"id":1701,"date":"2016-02-08T18:10:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T01:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2022-05-24T12:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:42:01","slug":"the-new-pornographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-new-pornographers","title":{"rendered":"Episode 64: The New Pornographers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Brill Bruisers&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SongExploder64-600x298.png\" alt=\"SongExploder64\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SongExploder64.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SongExploder64-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SongExploder64-560x278.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&#038;ge=17eed0ae0a78c028a181bf0e38bdadfa\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/6af9e1aa-c70f-4cf1-b910-7f7dadba9b1d\/SongExploder64-TheNewPornographers-DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenewpornographers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Pornographers<\/a> are kind of a supergroup, with seven members in the band, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nekocase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neko Case<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danielbejar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Bejar<\/a>, who are both acclaimed songwriters with their own successful solo careers. But the band is led by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acnewman.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Newman<\/a>, and in this episode, he breaks down the title song from their sixth album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/store.matadorrecords.com\/brill-bruisers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brill Bruisers<\/a><\/em>. Plus you\u2019ll hear some thoughts from bassist and co-producer John Collins. My interview with Carl Newman was recorded live at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreenespace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Greene Space<\/a> at WNYC.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy &#8220;Brill Bruisers&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/rewind\/id1035691174?i=1035691457&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6&#038;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/the-new-pornographers-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen &#8211; We Will Rock You<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O52jAYa4Pm8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talking Heads &#8211; Psycho Killer<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Brill Bruisers&#8221; DOWNLOAD: iTUNES \u00b7 MP3 The New Pornographers are kind of a supergroup, with seven members in the band, including Neko Case and Dan Bejar, who are both acclaimed songwriters with their own successful solo careers. 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