The New Pornographers- Mass Romantic (2000)

Posted by KB on 3/6/2017 to Reviews In Brief
Magnet Magazine February issue had "Mass Romantic" as it's classic album revisited so I decided to dust it off and give it a spin. TNP are polarizing either you like them or you don't. I am more in the like camp. "Mass Romantic", in my opinion, is not their best release. It does portend as to what TNP is and would become; a bouncy 60ish pop group with interesting instrumentation and good harmonies. It contains a couple pop gems and a few go nowhere duds. None of it is ground breaking but they tend to toss in enough oddball sounds to differentiate themselves from the pack. The vocal star is without question Neko Case, and her lead songs are the strongest. Her voice has power, but not too much, quality to it. She is well in the forefront without the yelling many leading vocals tend to do. If you are in the like camp this will fun revisit for you, if you don't know much about TNP it's not a bad start, but you may want to skip to "Electric Version" or "Twin Cinema".

Favorite Songs: Mass Romantic, Letter From An Occupant, The Body Says No

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