This time though, Neko Case was with them. Along with Mr. Destroyer himself. It was the first time, I think, that I saw all of them in one show. Like the previous times I saw them, A.C. Newman and crew just played song, after song, after song. They are truly robots, but likable ones at that. Newman's voice seemed off tonight too, but that really didn't matter.
The New Pornos' new album, Challengers, is the most mellow and least poppy of their entire discography. Is it because the New Pornos are getting older? Newman married a week or two before this show, so maybe the whole engagement process humbled his poppy stuff and focused on something, well, not so?
I think the songs I enjoyed most were the ones that Dan Bejar sang like "Myriad Harbour." Bejar is a character. The man is constantly drunk, or so it appears, yet he can sing without missing a beat. And I like how he just appears and re-appears, never being on stage for that long of a time. I did like "Spanish Techno," whici is always in my iPod playlist.
As the show went on, my friends and I decided to take a seat. We stayed for the entire main set, but left once they're done. It's the whole Belle & Sebastian thing. Maybe we'll get over it and the next time the New Pornographers come to town, we'll be more into them.
Beer Rating:
1/2
1 comment:
i LOVE the "spanish techno" song! plus i like "twin cinema" because they mention "going to 16th and valencia" which is right where i lived in sf.
that dan bejar guy is quite a character, i like his song on the new album where he wonders if girls wonder how they got so pretty.
-robin in l.a. (soon to be sf)
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