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The New Pornographers
At 93 Feet East, London, South East England
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The New Pornographers at London 93 Feet East, Thu 03 Nov
Canada's scene continues to bulge with talent and exceptional songwriting and whilst the bulk of the media fawns over the Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene, longer-standing bastions The New Pornographers have been honing their sound and show, culminating in tonight's exceptional performance.»
About the venue
93 Feet East
Train: Shoreditch (4 mins)
Tube: Shoreditch (3 mins)
Large new venue in East London, putting on some great live artists.»
About the artists
The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers are a super-group, as deserving of the tag as Vancouver — or any city across the land — is likely to produce. Take a great singer, peerless songwriter and stunning studio arranger in Carl Newman, and remove him from the complex, overwrought easy listening environment of his band, Zumpano. Add to it Dan Bejar, a/k/a Destroyer, a musician-about-town and brilliant songwriter in his own right, whose own work has established him as a reluctant hero, an underground underdog actually worthy of the spotlight he’s anxious to shun. Add a third singer in the distinct pipes of Mint’s sonic bombshell, Neko Case; a fourth voice takes the form of Limblifter drummer Kurt Dahle, who contributes from behind the kit to the backing chorus. Engineer, bassist, member of Nardwuar’s The Evaporators and Thee Goblins John Collins and keyboardist Blaine Thurier round out the line-up. »
