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Infobox musical artist | name = The New Pornographers| image = Tnp1.jpg| caption = Left to right: Blaine Thurier , Todd Fancey , Neko Case , Carl Newman , Kurt Dahle , Kathryn Calder , John Collins (Canadian musician)|John Collins | image_size = 250| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada || genre = Indie rock , power pop , post-punk revival | years_active = 1999& ndash;present| label = Matador Records|Matador , Mint Records|Mint , Last Gang Records|Last Gang | associated_acts = Pretty Girls Make Graves | website = URL|thenewpornographers.com| current_members = Dan Bejar Kathryn Calder Neko Case John Collins (Canadian musician)|John Collins Kurt Dahle Todd Fancey Carl Newman Blaine Thurier | past_members = The New Pornographers is a Canadianindie rock band formed in 1999 in Vancouver , British Columbia .
History
The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voice 's Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a solo album from one of the band's members ranked in the top 40 on the list each year.cite web|url= http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/index.php |title=Pazz & Jop awards from |publisher=robertchristgau.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-25 In 2007, Blender (magazine)|Blender magazine ranked The New Pornographers' first album, Mass Romantic , the 24th best indie album of all time. It is the second-highest Canadian album on the list, behind Arcade Fire 's Funeral (album)|Funeral (which came in sixth).cite web|url= http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx? id=2981 |title=100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums of all time, #30 - #21, from |publisher=Blender.com |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2009-07-25 In 2009, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the band's second studio album, Electric Version , #79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".Cite news | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Rolling Stone lists Top 100 of decade | work = | publisher = CBC News | date = 2009-12-10| url = http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/12/10/rolling-stone-top-music-decade.html | doi = | accessdate = 2 Oct 2010
The name of the band was chosen by Carl Newman, who has said that he came up with it after watching a Japanese film called The Pornographers .cite news | last = Handler | first = Shane | title = The New Pornographers: Canadian Blockbuster | publisher = Glide Magazine | date = 2005-11-01 | url = http://www.glidemagazine.com/Articles/47784/The-New-Pornographers:-Canadian-Blockbuster.html | accessdate = 2007-09-27 Many writers have assumed that the name was a reference to Jimmy Swaggart 's reputed claim that rock and roll was "the new pornography ."cite web|url= http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php? a=new_pornographers |title=New Pornographers bio from |publisher=TrouserPress.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-25 The band has released five albums to date: Mass Romantic (2000), Electric Version (2003), Twin Cinema (2005), Challengers (album)|Challengers (2007), and Together (The New Pornographers album)|Together (2010). A live album recorded on their 2006 tour is available only at concerts and on the band's website.
All of the band's original members were prominent within the Vancouver music scene prior to forming The New Pornographers. Kathryn Calder, who is also Newman's niece, joined the band in 2005 largely as a live replacement for Case, whose solo career often left her unavailable to perform with the band. Calder's first lead vocals for the band were on 2007's Challengers (album)|Challengers , singing the lead on "Failsafe" and sharing the lead with Newman on "Adventures in Solitude".cite web|url= http://www.thenewpornographers.com/history.html |title=the new pornographers official website |publisher= thenewpornographers.com |date=unknown |accessdate=2009-10-29
In 2009, The New Pornographers contributed a cover of the song "Hey, Snow White" to the AIDS benefit album, Dark Was the Night , produced by the Red Hot Organization .
The band released their fifth album Together (The New Pornographers album)|Together on May 4, 2010, on Matador Records . The album includes collaborations from St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent , Beirut (band)|Beirut 's Zach Condon, and Okkervil River 's Will Sheff.Cite web | last = Lindsay| first = Andrew| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The New Pornographers reveal album details| work = | publisher = Stereokill.net| date = 22 Feb 2010| url = http://stereokill.net/2010/02/the-new-pornographers-reveal-album-details/| format = | doi = | accessdate = 1 Oct 2010
Members
Dan Bejar of Destroyer (band)|Destroyer , Swan Lake (band)|Swan Lake , and Hello, Blue Roses
Neko Case , solo artist, also of Maow , The Corn Sisters , and cub (band)|Cub
John Collins (Canadian musician)|John Collins of The Evaporators and Destroyer (band)|Destroyer
Kurt Dahle of Limblifter and Age of Electric
Todd Fancey , solo artist (as Fancey) and of Limblifter
Carl Newman , solo artist (as A.C. Newman), also of Superconductor (band)|Superconductor and Zumpano
Blaine Thurier , independent filmmaker
Carl Newman shares the lead vocal duties with Dan Bejar , Neko Case and Kathryn Calder . The band's songs are generally written by either Newman or Bejar, and vocal responsibilities are decided once the songs are written. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=84& csid2=4& fid1=24672 Exclaim.ca
Gilmore Girls (2005)& nbsp; "The Laws Have Changed"
The Hour (Canadian TV series)|The Hour Main title theme season 3 (2006)& nbsp; "Use It"
Chuck (TV series)|Chuck Season 1, Episode 2, " Chuck Versus the Helicopter " (2007)& nbsp; "Challengers"
Heroes (TV series)|Heroes Season 2, Episode 6, " The Line " (2007)& nbsp; "All for Swinging You Around"
Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band (2007)& nbsp; "Electric Version", "Use It", "All of the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth" ( Downloadable content|DLC )
Stone of Destiny (film) (2008)& nbsp;- "Mutiny, I Promise You"
NBA Playoffs (2008)& nbsp;- "Use It"
Numb3rs (2008)& nbsp; "Challengers"
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2008) Series 2, episode 2& nbsp; "Adventures in Solitude"
Management (film)|Management (2009)& nbsp; "Adventures in Solitude", "All the Old Showstoppers"
Dark Was The Night (2009)& nbsp; "Hey, Snow White"
http://www.matadorrecords.com/ Matador Records label website
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