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Length
  
44:27

Artist
  
The New Pornographers

Label
  
Matador Records

Together (2010)
  
Brill Bruisers (2014)

Release date
  
4 May 2010

Genres
  
Indie rock, Power pop

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Released
  
May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)

Producer
  
The New Pornographers, Phil Palazzolo

Similar
  
The New Pornographers albums, Indie rock albums

065 the new pornographers moves


Together is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers. It was released on May 4, 2010 and debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

The album was recorded in seven studios in British Columbia and New York City and features guest appearances by Zach Condon of Beirut, Annie Clark (also known as St. Vincent), Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and the horn players from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.

Together is dedicated to the memory of Lynn Calder, who was the mother of keyboardist Kathryn Calder, and the half-sister of Carl Newman. "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" was featured in an early 2011 ad campaign for the Amazon Kindle, while "Moves" was used in a commercial for the Hyundai 2012 Accent and a commercial for T-Mobile.

Videos from the album include "Your Hands (Together)", "Crash Years", "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk", and "Moves".

The new pornographers your hands together official video


Release

Matador Records released the song "Your Hands (Together)" in February 2010 as the first sample of the album.

On March 23, the band announced their extensive North American tour in support of the album.

On April 25, the album was released as a digital stream on NPR's website, accessible until the album's May 4 release.

Reception

Together was met with largely positive reviews. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, a music award given annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit.

Personnel

  • Dan Bejar - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Vibraphone, Percussion
  • Kathryn Calder - Vocals, Keyboards, Piano
  • Neko Case - Vocals
  • John Collins - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Kaossilator, Hagstrom 12 String
  • Kurt Dahle - Drums, Percussion, Vox
  • Todd Fancey - Guitar, Banjo
  • A.C. Newman - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Banjo
  • Blaine Thurier - Keyboards

    • Additional musicians

  • Annie Clark - Guitar Solo on "My Shepherd"
  • Zach Condon - Trumpet on "A Bite Out of My Bed"
  • The Dap-Kings Horns
  • Cochemea Gastelum - Baritone Sax
  • Dave Guy - Trumpet
  • Ben Kalb - Cello
  • Will Sheff - Back Up Vocals on "Moves"
  • Neal Sugarman - Tenor Saxophone, Flute
  • Tara Szczygielski - Violin

    • Songs

    1Moves3:53
    2Crash Years4:07
    3Your Hands (Together)3:33

    References

    Together (The New Pornographers album) Wikipedia
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