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Brill Bruisers

Some bands aim for a grand, widescreen sound when they go into the studio, but the New Pornographers refuse to be satisfied with anything short of 3-D IMAX, with their songs accompanied by thundering drums, massive cascades of keyboards, towering vocal choruses, and chugging, percussive melodies that power it all. It would be easy for this band to sound absurdly ostentatious if it weren’t for the fact there’s a fiercely beating heart in the midst of their music, and at their best, this indie supergroup seems to be having a grand time constructing their walls of sound.

Brill Bruisers is the sixth studio album from Canadian indie rock band  The New Pornographers. It was released in August 26th, 2014 . In describing the album, A.C Newman called it “a celebration record… After periods of difficulty, I am at a place where nothing in my life is dragging me down and the music reflects that.”

The first single from the album was “Brill Bruisers”,  with the second single, “War on the East Coast”, The album was a shortlisted nominee for the Polaris Music Prize. A special “Paint Splattered” limited edition of the album on vinyl was made available inclusing a 3d Poster and 3d Glasses .

The Title track from the new album on Matador Records from the collective band known as the New Pornographers, featuring Neko Case and Kathryn Calder ,”Brill Bruisers” is the bands album,  they performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman.  A really joyous tune with harmonies and handclaps and a great synth refrain.

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“Best Kept Secret” by Case/Lang/Veirs from the self-titled album, available June 17th. is a one a of a kind album from Neko Case, K.D. Lang, and Laura Veirs. from three phenomenal, self-driven artists:
avant-rock icon Neko Case, legendary musical nomad K.D. Lang, and indie folk star Laura Veirs.These three women wrote all 14 songs and shared lead vocals equally, sometimes even within the same track. Full of stunning harmo¬nies and spellbinding rhythms, case/lang/veirs travels through aches and eras, torch songs and tributes to the undersung.

The self-driven artists:  Neko Case, legendary musical nomad and four-time Grammy winner k.d. lang, and indie folk star Laura Veirs. ANTIrecords is sharing the album’s lead track “Atomic Number,” which features vocals by all three singers, today.

“case/lang/veirs” the album will be released June 17th on ANTI- Records with an extensive tour to follow. Dates already confirmed for the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, The Newport Folk Festival, and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park among others.

‘case/lang/veirs’ features fourteen original songs written by Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Veirs over a period of two-and-a-half years. Full of stunning harmonies and spellbinding rhythms, ‘case/lang/veirs’ draws inspiration from alluring, mysterious subjects: a supermoon, the tumbledown story of 70s singer Judee Sill, and the “best kept secret” in Silver Lake, to name but three.   It was recorded in Portland, OR where Lang and Veirs both live, and produced by Tucker Martine with the group. Sessions commenced in Lang’s loft with a view of Mount St. Helens, and in Veirs’ dining room and backyard studio.

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Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule,’ is the complete Neko Case vinyl collection on 180 gram vinyl, remastered from the original analog tapes.  If you’ve ever wanted to own everything Neko Case has released in one, neatly-put-together package, your chance awaits. Anti-Records will be releasing the vinyl box set Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule on Nov. 13th. The box set will include all eight of Neko Case’s albums, many of which have been out of print for years, as well as a photography book, a Case-illustrated vinyl slipmat, and a storage box.

 

with a collective of superb musicians, The New Pornographers have released some excellent music to date with a new album their sixth titled ” BRILL BRUISERS” and tour under way very soon, this video showcasing one of the earlier singles, Inventive and funny video