Challengers
Matador's all-star power poppers return with a record that's mellow mood and baritone guitar obsession mark it more as a sequel to frontman Carl Newman's solo record The Slow Wonder than the band's own Twin Cinema.
If previous New Pornographers albums are the musical equivalent of Jolt Cola, Challengers is the caffeine-free diet version: less sugary, more mature, initially not as invigorating, but ultimately just as addictive. It's the inevitable response to 2005's Twin Cinema, a benchmark that culminated the Canadian…
It’s a rare thing these days for a “super-group” to surprise a listener. Most have become tired husks of bands that have strived to create “something” but fail and end up creating nothing. I’m looking at you Audioslave and Velvet Revolver. I’m not…
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Challengers speaks to the real breadth of the New Pornographers’s skill with all manners of pop styles.
Tweaking the nose of expectation and laughing in the face of probability, the New Pornographers continue to improve with each new release.
On Challengers, the New Pornographers' surprisingly docile fourth album, an engine idles.