mass romantic (the new pornographers)
An absolutely awesome album, one of my favorites as a younger guy, and still fantastic. I think of this album largely for having really hard, heavy, blazingly strong beats- just militant, aggressive power-drumming. I feel like I heard AC Newman say that once in an interview or somesuch, that a strong female vocalist and powerful drumming were the two keys to making great pop music. This record certainly could support that theory. Every track is awesome and has stayed fresh for me; I'd rank it in one of the highest circles of my 'favorite album ever' conversation, with the only drawback being a dearth of the sentimental, reflectively nostalgic numbers that generally seal an album's beauty for me.
Still, several good memories associated with this record- "Mass Romantic" was a favorite track, I remember going to it often in the drive to Brandon's, really slamming it. "Letter From An Occupant" I always loved blaring, and I love the aggressive, slamming synth rhythm of "Mystery Hours," I just Loved how aggressive it was. And "Jackie" is cool too, it contains one of my favorite New Pornographers lyrics (one of Scott's favorites too): "visualize success but don't believe your eyes."
This record is stunningly awesome and it's possibly my third favorite album by this band. Goes to show you why they're one of the biggest bands of my life.
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