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New Pornographers
Who said 'pop' was a dirty word in music? The New Pornographers - an indie rock quasi-supergroup with three songwriters of incredible strength within their ranks - have, over the course of five albums, made some of the most gloriously uplifting power-pop this side of Big Star, where harmonies and melodies are key components of their sound. | Jimmy Eat World Invented Interscope / Universal Last year was the tenth anniversary of Jimmy Eat World's emo hallmark 'Clarity', a record that still spins into my ears weekly. To celebrate, the band played the album in full across ten gigs in the States, shortly before bunkering down to record 'Invented', their seventh studio effort. The band also announced they were returning to 'Clarity' producer Mark Trombino. This move, combined with the afore-mentioned recent retrospective led many to surmise that Jimmy Eat World were to return to the prototypical-emo sound of yesteryear. 'Clarity', part deux, was inbound. | |
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