{"product_id":"673855087924","title":"The New Pornographers - The Former Site Of - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Pornographers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOntheirsecondreleaseforMergeRecords,theNewPornographersmaintainthemoodyabstractionof2023sContinueasaGuest,offeringanintrospectivesetthatunderneathitsglimmeringexteriorburnsseveraldegreescooler.Describedbythebandas\"tenshortstoriesofpeopleatpersonalandsocietalextremes,\"TheFormerSiteOfplayslikeatonalcousintoitspredecessorsthemesofisolationandambivalence.AmajorpartoftheNewPornographersappealhasalwaysbeentheircollectivenature,captainedbyleaderCarlNewmanssteadyhand,butunitedbythememberscamaraderieandinnategroup-sense.Theatmosphericbackdropsandlushmulti-voicedattackofitsthreeprimarysingers--Newman,NekoCase,andKathrynCalder--remaininplace,buttheoveralleffectsoundsmoremutedhere,echoingtheemotionalwearinessofthecharacterstheydescribeinsong.Apaletteofmandolin,synths,andbassunderpinsthequietdesperationof\"WishYouCouldSeeMeImKillingIt,\"oneofthemoremelancholiccutsonoffer.Thisinstrumentationspillsoverintotheanxious\"Votive,\"aspikiersiblingthatfeaturessomenicedrummingfromnewcomerCharleyDrayton.Asalyricist,Newmanssmartcoupletsstillhavetheabilitytodazzle,andthegroupmakesgreatworkofthemonstandout\"SpookyAction\"withitsradiantchorusof\"fillingmybootswithstardust,fillingmypocketsupwithrocks,followthebreathofempireriseandfall.\"Likemanymodernrecords,theframeworkwasbuiltaloneinahomestudio(Newmans)thenassembledinstagesasagroup,whichisamorerecentdevelopmentfortheNewPornographers.Itsanothersubtleoutingfromabandwhoseenergeticpeaksoncedefinedthem,butinthislaterperiodoptforpatienceoverpower.~TimothyMonger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Great Princess Story\u003cbr\u003e2.Great Princess Story\u003cbr\u003e3.Pure Sticker Shock\u003cbr\u003e4.Pure Sticker Shock\u003cbr\u003e5.Spooky Action\u003cbr\u003e6.Spooky Action\u003cbr\u003e7.Wish You Could See Me I'm Killing It\u003cbr\u003e8.Votive\u003cbr\u003e9.The Wine Remembers the Water\u003cbr\u003e10.The Wine Remembers the Water\u003cbr\u003e11.Bonus Mai Tais\u003cbr\u003e12.The Former Site Of\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637741416737,"sku":"673855087924","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/673855087924.jpg?v=1777964382","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/it-it\/products\/673855087924","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}